Gerardo Conesa Bertran

Becas (competitivas) de investigación:

Bilingüismo, cerebro y adquisición de conocimiento. Funding organization: 1162 – Grup de recerca de la Generalitat de Catalunya. Programa: AJRE – Ajuts a la recerca. Proyect number: 2001 SGR 00034. Years: 2001 – 2004

Functional neuronavigation in a virtual environement entourage. Fundación Forum Filatelico. Amount: 126000 euros. Years: 2004-2006

FISS 93/0296. Anatomo-functional analysis of the human brain in brain tumor resections, in and around highly eloquent areas

FISS 98/0289. Language lateralization: validation study for fMRI, Wada test, rnTMS and electrical cortical stimulation

Sylvius Project: Development of virtual reality and 2D neurosurgical planning platforms for SEEG and lesion resections. Conveni Generalitat-Fundació La Caixa. Dotación: 2.340.000 M €. G. Conesa et al. 2015-2018. PI

FIS AI 16/00382. "Estimulación cerebral profunda en el cíngulo subgeniculado y en el núcleo Accumbens como tratamiento en pacientes con Anorexia Nerviosa crónica, severa y refractaria", Co-investigator associate: G. Villalba, V. Perez Sola IA: G. Conesa. 70.000 €. 2017-2019

1. F. Isamat, J. Twose, G. Conesa, E. Ferrer. Microsurgical removal of brain stem tumors and other expanding lesions. 1989. International Neurological Surgery., 1, 481-483.

2. F. Isamat, J.J. Acebes, L. López, G. Conesa. A retrospective study of supratentorial low grade astrocytomas in the adult. 1989. International Neurological Surgery., 35-37.

3. E. Ferrer, G. Conesa, L. López, J. Piquer, F. Isamat. A new approach in evaluating the cervical interbody bone graft stability. 1989, International Neurological Surgery. 1, 302-307.

4. I. Ferrer, E. Martí, N. Guionnet, R. Bella, T. Serrano, J. Twose, G. Conesa. F. Isamat. Studies with the Golgi method in central gangliogliomas and dysplastic gangliocitoma of the cerebellum (Lhermitte-Duclos disease). 1990, Histology and histopathology, 5, 329-336.

5. F. Isamat, E. Ferrer, G. Conesa, L. López. ·Microsurgical removal of brain stem cavernous angiomas. 1990. Acta Neurochirurgica

6. J. Arruga, P. De Rivas, H. Espinet and G. Conesa. Chronic isolated throclear nerve palsy produced by intracavernous internal carotid artery aneurysm. Report of a case. 1991. Journal of clinical neuro-ophtalmology 11 (2): 104-10

7. Paralvumin and Calbindin D-28K inmunoreactivity in central ganglioglioma and dysplastic gangliocitoma of the cerebellum. 1993. Report of two cases Journal of Neurosurgery 78, 133 – 137.

8. F. Isamat and G. Conesa. Cavernous angiomas of the brain stem. Surgery of the brain stem. Neurosurgical clinics of North America. 1993. Vol. 4. Number 3. July.

9. J. Pujol, G. Conesa, J. Deus, P. Vendrell, F. Isamat, G. Zanolli, J.L. Martí-Vilalta, A. Capdevila. Presurgical identification of the primary sensorimotor cortex with functional magnetic resonance imaging. 1996. Journal of Neurosurgery 84: 7-13. IF 2.577

10. I. Martínez-Pérez, A. Moreno, J. Alonso, J. Aguas, G. Conesa, A. Capdevila, C. Arús. Diagnosis of two cases of brain abcess by MRS. 1997. Journal of Neurosurgery. 28. p 1. IF: 2.577

11. F. Isamat, J.J. Acebes and G. Conesa. The significance of image-guided stereotactic surgery in the management of brainstem tumours. 1997. Crit Rev Neurosurg. 7: 123-128.

12. J. Pujol, G. Conesa, J. Deus, L. López-Obarrio, F. Isamat, A. Capdevila. Clinical application of functional MRI in presurgical identification of the central sulcus. 1998. Journal of Neurosurgery; 88: 863-869. IF 2.577

13. Ross j Maxwell, I Martinez-Perez, S Cerdan, M E Cabanas, C Arus, A Moreno, A Capdevila, E Ferrer, F bartumeus, A Aparicio, G Conesa, JM Roda, F Carceller, JM Pascual, S L Howells, R Mazucco, JR Griffiths. Pattern recognition análisis of 1H NMR Spectra from perchloric acid extracts of human brain tumor biopsies. 1998. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 39: 869-877. IF3.468

14. G. Conesa, J. Pujol, J. Deus, L. López-Obarrio, A. Gabarrós, A. Marnov, R. Rodriguez, R. Navarro, A. Capdevila, F. Isamat. EPI functional MRI: a useful tool for preoperative rolandic fissure localization. 1998. Front Radiat Ther Oncol., vol. 33, p. 23 a 27. Controversies in Neurooncolgy

15. G. Conesa, R. Navarro, J. Márquez, M. Juncadella, P. Ruiz De Peris, N. Busquets, J. Pujol, J. Deus, F. Isamat. Intraoperative language mapping. 1998. Zentralblatt für Neurochirurgie, suppl. 71 – 72.

16. F. Isamat, J. Twose, G. Conesa. Surgical management of carotid-cavernous fistulas. 2000. Chapter 15. Pag. 201 – 208. The cavernous sinus: a comprehensive text. Editors: Mark B. Eisenberg & Ossama Al-Mefty. Lippincot, Williams y Wilkins. Philadelphia.

17. J. Pujol, A Lopez Sala, J Deus, N Cardoner, N Sebastian-Galles, G Conesa, A Capdevila. The lateral assymetry of the human brain studied by volumetric MRI. NeuroImage 2002; 17: 670-679. IF: 4.869

18. G. Conesa. Language brain mapping and brain plasticity. 2003. 12^th European Congress of Neurosurgery.Edita: EANS (European Association of Neurosurgical societies) Monduzzi Editore. 2003.

19. J Sahuquillo, G Conesa y L Marruecos. Traumatismos craneal y raquimedular. 2004. Medicina interna. Farreras Rozman. Ed. Decimosexta edición. Capítulo 184, pags. 1499-1502. Hartcourt Brace

20. G. Conesa. Malformaciones arteriovenosas. DVD de técnica quirúrgica de la Sociedad Española de neurocirugía. Ed Sociedad Española de Neurocirugía. 2007

21. G. Conesa. Mapeo funcional motor y de lenguaje en la resección de tumores cerebrales. DVD de técnica quirúrgica de la Sociedad Española de neurocirugía. Ed Sociedad Española de Neurocirugía. 2007

22. G Villalba, G Conesa. Síndrome de compresión medular de causa tumoral. Cap 2, pag 17-23. 2007. Tumores raquimedulares. Ed Sociedad española de Neurocirugía. Grupo de Neuroncología. Coordinadores: JMª de Campo, J Vaquero. Ed. Universitaria Ramón Areces

23. Pujol J, Deus J, Acebes JJ, Villanueva A, Aparicio A, Soriano-Mas C, Ortiz H, Conesa G. 2008. Identification of the sensorimotor cortex with functional MRI: Frequency and actual contribution in a neurosurgical context. J Neuroimaging; 18(1): 28-33.

24. Planificación y mapeo en la cirugía de los oligodendrogliomas. G Conesa, G Villalba. Cap. 9, pag 119-138. 2008. Oligodendrogliomas. Ed Sociedad española de Neurocirugía. Grupo de Neuroncología. Coordinadores: JMª de Campo, J Vaquero. Ed. Permanyer

25. Intraoperative electrical stimulation in awake craniotomy: methodological aspects of current practice. Szelenyi A, Bello L, Duffau H, Fava E, Feigi GC, Galanda M, Neuloh G, Signorelli F, Sala F, Workgroup for Intraoperative Management in Low-Grade Glioma Surgery within the European Low-Grade Glioma Network (...,Conesa G,...). Neurosurg Focus 2010; 28(2): e7.

26. Maestro I, Carreño M, Donaire A, Rumiá J, Conesa G, Bargalló N, Falcón C, Setoaín X, Pintor L, Boget 2008. Oroalimentary automatisms induced by electrical stimulation of the fronto-opercular cortex in a patient without automotor seizures. Epilepsy Behav. Aug;13(2):410-2.

27. Pujol J, Deus J, Acebes JJ, Villanueva A, Aparicio A, Soriano-Mas C, Ortiz H, Conesa G. Identification of the sensorimotor cortex with functional MRI: frequency and actual contribution in a neurosurgical context. Neuroimaging. 2008 Jan;18(1):28-33

28. Gabarrós A, Martino J, Juncadella M, Plans G, Pujol R, Deus J, Godino O, Torres A, Aparicio A,Conesa G, Acebes JJ. 2011. Intraoperative identification of the supplementary motor area in neurooncological surgery. Neurocirugia (Astur). (2):123-32.

29. Espadaler J, Rogić M, Deletis V, Leon A, Quijada C, Conesa G. 2012. Representation of cricothyroid muscles at the primary motor cortex (M1) in healthy subjects, mapped by navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS). Clin Neurophysiol. (11) :2205-11.

30. Espadaler JM and Conesa G. 2012. Navigated Repetitive Trasncraneal Magnetic Stimulation (nrTMS) for Language Mapping: a new tool for surgical planning. In Brain Mapping: From Neural Basis of Cognition to Surgical Applications, H.Duffau Editor. B. Srpinger Wien New York.

31. Conesa G. Traumatismo craneoencefálico y raquimedular. Farreras-Rozman. Medicina interna. Rozman, C. XVII edición. Vol.2. (pendiente de publicación en 2013)

32. Fibla JJ, Molins L, Mier JM, Conesa G, García F. 2013. Cir Esp. (12). Invasion of the spinal column by a posterior mediastinal cavernous haemangioma: [Invasion of the spinal column by a posterior mediastinal cavernous haemangioma: a combined surgical approach]. Cir Esp. 2013 Dec;91(10):681-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ciresp.2012.08.006. Epub 2012 Nov 12. PMID: 23153778 Spanish. No abstract available

33. A combined surgical approachPerfusion SPECT, SISCOM and PET (18)F-FDG in the assessment of drug- refractory epilepsy patients, candidates for epilepsy surgery.

34. Hernández-Puiggròs P, Montes A, Solano A, Aguilar JL, Conesa G, Horcajada JP. 2014 Dec 15;3(12):162-5. Conservative treatment of an epidural abscess after thoracic epidural catheterization. A A Case Rep doi: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000000099. PMID: 25612199

35. Gil-Gil MJ, Martinez-Garcia M, Sierra A, Conesa G, Del Barco S, González-Jimenez S, Villà S.

Clin Transl Oncol. 2014 May;16(5):436-46. Breast cancer brain metastases: a review of the literature and a current multidisciplinary management guideline.doi: 10.1007/s12094-013-1110-5. Epub 2013 Nov 26. Review. PMID: 24277572

36. Díez Valle R, Slof J, Galván J, Arza C, Romariz C, Vidal C. Observational, retrospective study of the effectiveness of 5-aminolevulinic acid in malignant glioma surgery in Spain (The VISIONA study). VISIONA study researchers. Neurologia. 2014 Apr;29(3):131-8. doi: 10.1016/j.nrl.2013.05.004. Epub 2013 Jul 17. PMID: 23870657

37. Manzano-Lopez Gonzalez D, Conesa Bertran G, Lafuente Baraza J.Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2015 Jul;157(7):1271-3. doi: 10.1007/s00701-015-2442-4. Epub 2015 May 9. Unusual case of posterior fossa syndrome and bilateral hypertrophic olivary degeneration after surgical removal of a large fourth ventricle ependymoma in an adult. PMID: 25956396; DOI: 10.1007/s00701-015-2442-4

38. Villalba G, Pacreu S, Fernández-Candil JL, León A, Serrano L, Conesa G. Neurocirugia (Astur). 2016 Jan-Feb;27(1):10-4. [Incidence and causes of early end in awake surgery for language mapping not directly related to eloquence]. doi: 10.1016/j.neucir.2015.06.001. Epub 2015 Aug 8. Spanish. PMID: 26260205Suárez-Piñera M, Mestre-Fusco A, Ley M, González S, Medrano S, Principe A, Mojal S, Conesa G, Rocamora R. Rev Esp Med Nucl Imagen Mol. 2015 Nov-Dec;34(6):350-7. doi: 10.1016/j.remn.2015.05.002. Epub 2015 Jun 26. English, Spanish. PMID: 26118354

39. Villalba G, Pacreu S, Fernández-Candil JL, León A, Serrano L, Conesa G. Neurocirugia (Astur). 2016 Jan-Feb;27(1):10-4. [Incidence and causes of early end in awake surgery for language mapping not directly related to eloquence]. doi: 10.1016/j.neucir.2015.06.001. Epub 2015 Aug 8. Spanish. PMID: 26260205

40. 2015. Villalba G, Conesa G. "Cirugía del glioma con paciente despierto. Aspectos metodológicos poco conocidos que pueden ser la causa del fracaso del mapeo del lenguaje". Revista Gliomat. 2015;1;1;17-18

41. 2015. Espadaler JM, Conesa G, Quijada C, Villalba G, León A, Rögic M, et al. Mapeo del lenguaje utilizando estimulación magnética transcraneal repetitiva por navegación: un estudio comparativo con la Estimulación Cortical Directa Intraoperatoria. Coautor. Rev Argent Neuroc. Vol 29, nº 2 : 65-75, 2015

42. 2015. Manzano Lopez Gonzalez D, Rubino P, Mendivil Teran P, Lafuente Baraza J, Conesa Bertran G. Giant pseudoaneurysm as a delayed surgical complication in a patient operated on a giant neuroma of the vagus nerve: Case report and management considerations. Arq Bras Neurocir 2015;34:321–326. Brazilian Neurosurgery. Arquivos Brasileiros de Neurocirugía. ISSN 0103-5355. Thieme Publishers

43. G. Conesa. Medicina Interna. Farreras Rozman XVIII edición. Ed: C. Rozman y F. Cardellach. Traumatismo craneoencefálico y raquimedular. Volumen 2. Capítulo 177., pag 1433-1436. 2016

44. Spena G, Schucht P, Seidel K, Rutten GJ, Freyschlag CF, D'Agata F, Costi E, Zappa F, Fontanella M, Fontaine D, Almairac F, Cavallo M, De Bonis P, Conesa G, Foroglou N, Gil-Robles S, Mandonnet E, Martino J, Picht T, Viegas C, Wager M, Pallud J. Neurosurg Rev. 2017 Apr;40(2):287-298. Brain tumors in eloquent areas: A European multicenter survey of intraoperative mapping techniques, intraoperative seizures occurrence, and antiepileptic drug prophylaxis. doi: 10.1007/s10143-016-0771-2. Epub 2016 Aug 1. PMID: 27481498

45. Principe A, Ley M, Conesa G, Rocamora R. Prediction error connectivity: A new method for EEG state analysis. Neuroimage. 2019 Mar; 188:261-273. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.11.052. Epub 2018 Dec 1. PMID: 30508680

46. Principe A, Calabria M, Campo AT, Cruzat J, Conesa G, Costa A, Rocamora R. Cortex. 2017 Oct; 95:238-247. doi: 10.1016/j.cortex. 2017.08.021. Epub 2017 Aug 24. Whole network, temporal and parietal lobe contributions to the earliest phases of language production. PMID: 28918128

47. Brugulat-Serrat A, Rojas S, Bargalló N, Conesa G, Minguillón C, Fauria K, Gramunt N, Molinuevo JL, Gispert JD. BMJ Open. 2017 Mar 24;7(3): e013215. Incidental findings on brain MRI of cognitively normal first-degree descendants of patients with Alzheimer's disease: a cross-sectional analysis from the ALFA (Alzheimer and Families) project. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013215. PMID: 28341686

48. Delgado-Martínez I, Serrano L, Higueras-Esteban A, Vivas E, Rocamora R, González Ballester MA, Serra L, Conesa G. On the Use of Digital Subtraction Angiography in Stereoelectroencephalography Surgical Planning to Prevent Collisions with Vessels. World Neurosurg. 2021 Mar;147: e47-e56. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.11.103. Epub 2020 Nov 27. PMID: 33249218

49. De Quintana-Schmidt C, Leidinger A, Teixidó JM, Bertrán GC. Application of a Thrombin-Gelatin Matrix in the Management of Intractable Hemorrhage During Stereotactic Biopsy. World Neurosurg. 2019 Jan; 121: 180-185. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.10.053. Epub 2018 Oct 13. PMID: 30326309

50. Roquer J, Cuadrado-Godia E, Guimaraens L, Conesa G, Rodríguez-Campello A, Capellades J, García-Arnillas MP, Fernández-Candil JL, Avellaneda-Gómez C, Giralt-Steinhauer E, Jiménez-Conde J, Soriano-Tárraga C, Villalba-Martínez G, Vivanco-Hidalgo RM, Vivas E, Ois A Short- and long-term outcome of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neurology. 2020 Sep 29; 95(13): e1819-e1829. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000010618. Epub 2020 Aug 13. PMID: 32796129

51. Aibar-Durán JÁ, de Quintana-Schmidt C, Álvarez Holzpafel MJ, Hernández FM, Cortés CA, Martínez GV, Bertrán GC.Intraoperative Use and Benefits of Tractography in Awake Surgery Patients. World Neurosurg. 2020 May;137: e347-e353. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.01.210. Epub 2020 Feb 4. PMID: 32032793

52. Higueras-Esteban A, Delgado-Martínez I, Serrano L, Principe A, Pérez Enriquez C, González Ballester MÁ, Rocamora R, Conesa G, Serra L. SYLVIUS: A multimodal and multidisciplinary platform for epilepsy surgery. Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2021 May; 203:106042. doi: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2021.106042. Epub 2021 Mar 7. PMID: 33743489

53. Vascular supply and drainage of the brain. Gerardo Conesa Bertran and Ignacio Martinez. Gray’s Anatomy 42 edition. Editor in chief: Susan Stranding. Section 3: Neuroanatomy. Section editors: Alan R Crossman and Marco Catani. P. 415-425, 2021. ISBN: 978-0-7020-7705-0-9780702077067

Posters y conferencias nacionales e internacionales: 135

Honores y otras actividades profesionales

Descripción:

Premio Ramón y Cajal. Décade del cerebro. 1995

Otorgado por la SEN (Sociedad Española de Neurología) por la publicación de: "Identification of the primary sensorimotor cortex with functional magnetic resonance imaging. J. Pujol, G. Conesa, J. Deus, P. Vendrell, F. Isamat, G. Zanolli, J.L. Martí-Vilalta, A. Capdevila. Journal of Neurosurgery 84: 7-13, 1996. FISS grant 93/0296

Premio Diario Médico a las mejores ideas por el Desarrollo e implementación del mapeo funcional cerebral en la resección de tumores cerebrales. 2003

Premio Diario Médico a las mejores ideas conjuntamente con Hospitales HM por la implementación de tecnología radiológica EOS, la primera en España. 2018

Organización del Congreso de la SENEC (Sociedad Española de Neurocirugía) en Barcelona, conjunta con la Sociedad americana de Neurocirugía CNS (Congress of Neurological Surgeons) y la Británica de Neurocirugía (SBNS). 2017

Secretario de la Sociedad Catalana de Neurocirugía durante 7 años