Dr. Antonio Carrasco Brenes
Specialization
Specialist in Neurosurgery
Academic Formation
- Elementary Education: Valdeolletas School, Marbella, Málaga (Spain).
- Secundar Education: IES Guadalpín, Marbella, Málaga (Spain). • Medicine and Surgery graduate by University of Málaga, Spain (2005-2011).
- Currently in the 3th year of residency in Neurosurgery, Málaga Regional University Hospital, Málaga, Spain. (2012-2017).
Knowledge of Languages
- KET in English, University of Cambridge (Council of Europe Level A2).
- Studying for First certificate in English, University of Cambridge (Council of Europe Level B2).
Medical Experience
Research activity
Participation in funded research projects
CRASH-3 study: Tranexamic acid for the treatment of significant traumatic brain injury: study for an international randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. In process. Sub-investigator
Evaluation of the management of patients with grade II gliomas in Spain. A retrospective study (2000-2010). Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital. Santander. Spain. In process. Sub-investigator.
Membership of Scientific Societies
- Spanish Society of Neruosurgery (SENEC).
External Rotations during residency
External Rotation at Virgen del Rocío Hospital (Sevilla) Rotation start date: 01/06/2013 - Rotation end date: 30/06/2013 -Department: ICU
- Unit: Neurointensive care
- Specification of objectives: As a referral center for the treatment of head injury, monitoring ICP-PtO2, intracraneal Eco Doppler, it is an ideal center to develop those current techniques available for the management of neurocritical patients.
Pediatric rotation
Pediatric Neurosurgery Unit of Materno-Infantil Hospital. Málaga. Spain.
Rotation start: 1/03/2014 – Rotation end: 30/04/ 2014.
External Rotation at Insular Las Palmas Hospital (Canarias)
Scheduled rotation start date: 01/10/2014
Scheduled rotation end date: 14/12/2014
- Department: Neurosurgery
- Unit: Spine surgery
- Specification of objectives: Learning MISS procedures, especially percutaneous arthrodesis.
Scientifics Publications
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt as a primary neurosurgical procedure in newborn posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus: report of a series of 47 shunted patients.
Romero L, Ros B, Ríus F, González L, Medina JM, Martín A, Carrasco A, Arráez MA.
Childs nerv syst 2013. ISSN 0256-7040. DOI 10.1007/ s00381-013-2177-6. Impact factor 2012: 1. 241.
Deterioro tardío en el Mielomeningocele. Late deterioration in Myelomeningocele.
Carrasco Brenes Antonio, Iglesias Moroño Sara, Ros López Bienvenido. Servicio de Neurocirugía. Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga. BOOK, IN: “La Vida con Espina Bífida. Una visión Integral”. Pendent publication.
Training Courses
1) "Introduction to Medical Pathology in the ER" 2012 in Malaga. (30 hours supported by the CFC; Continuing Education Committee).
2) Radiology protection Course. PCCEIR. Carlos Haya Hospital. Málaga.
3) Basic and Advanced RCP Course. PCCEIR. Málaga. 4) Course of intracranial pressure recording. Organized by Dr. Bienvenido Ros, Dr. Miguel Ángel Arráez Sánchez. Málaga, June 21, 2012. Department of Neurosurgery. Regional Hospital Carlos Haya, Malaga.
5) Neuroanatomy 3D Course. May 14, 2013 (9-18 pm). XVIII Congress of the Spanish Neurosurgical Society, SENEC (May 14-17, 2013). Certificate.
6) Update session in Spinal Pathology. June 26, 2013. College of Physicians of Málaga. Organization: Dr. Miguel Ángel Arráez Sánchez.
7) Residents Course 2013: Updating and Neurotrauma evidence". September 23-25, 2013 in Alicante (3.8 CFC loans guaranteed by the Commission for continuing education). 8) III Course Workshop on Post-Surgical Approaches Lumbosacral Spine. November 8-9, 2013 in Sevilla. 9) Basic Course of Hydrocephalus. February 20, 2014 in Sevilla. SENEP XXX. Joint meeting of the Spanish Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery. February 2014, Sevilla.
10) AO Neuro -Basic Course of practical Neurotrauma. March 2014, Málaga
Attendance and presentations in conferences
9.1) SENEP XXIX. Joint meeting of the Spanish Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery. February 2013.
-Extra-axial Hypondese fluid collections (CHE) in pediatric age: Proposal of a terminology and analysis of outcomes in 45 patients.
Álvaro Martín Gallego, Bienvenido Ros López, Juan Manuel Medina Imbroda, Lorena Romero Moreno, Laura González García, Antonio Carrasco Brenes. Sección de Neurocirugía Pediátrica. Hospital Regional Universitario Carlos Haya. Málaga. Oral Communication
9.2) SENEC XVII. National Congress of the Spanish Society of Neurosurgery (SENEC) Joint meeting DGNC (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Neurochirugie) held on 14-17 May 2013 in Donostia-San Sebastián.
-Liquoral postoperative complications of posterior fossa tumors.
Carrasco A, Domínguez M, Medina JM, Romero L, González L, Martín A, Arráez MA. Servicio de Neurocirugía. Hospital Carlos Haya. Málaga. España. Oral communication.
-Inferior-cava vein leiomyosarcoma causing medular compression. Case report.
Martín A, Domínguez M, Medina JM, Romero L, González L, Carrasco A, Arráez MA. Servicio de Neurocirugía. Hospital Carlos Haya. Málaga. España. Communication type: Poster.
-“Far lateral” approach in the treatment of cervical schwannomas. A case report. Abordaje “far Lateral” En El Tratamiento De Los Schwannomas Cervicales. Presentación De Un Caso Juan Manuel MEDINA, Andrea ARCOS, Lorena ROMERO, Laura GONZÁLEZ, Antonio CARRASCO, Miguel Ángel Arráez. Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Carlos Haya, Málaga, España. Communication type: Poster.
-Treatment of post-radiotherapy cerebral edema using hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Tratamiento del edema cerebral post-radioterapia mediante oxigenoterapia hiperbárica. Medina Imbroda, Juan Manuel; Arcos Algaba, Andrea; Romero Moreno, Lorena; González García, Laura; Carrasco Brenes, Antonio; Arráez Sánchez, Miguel Ángel. Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Carlos Haya, Málaga, España. Communication type: Poster.
9.3) SOANNE XXIX. Congress of the Andalusian Society of Neurosurgery. Córdoba, Abril 2013.
-Mammillary endoscopic ventriculostomy in LOVA: Analysis or results. Ventriculostomía premamilar endoscópica en el LOVA: Análisis de resultados. Ibáñez Botella G, Ros López B, Carrasco Brenes A. Servicio de Neurocirugía del Hospital Carlos Haya, Málaga, España. Oral communication.
9.4) SENEP XXX. Joint meeting of the Spanish Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery. February 2014, Sevilla. -Ventriculomegalia Evidente Crónica en la Infancia (VECI): “Long standing Overt Ventriculomegaly in Infancy (LOVI). Carrasco-Brenes A, Ros-López B, Ibáñez-Botella, Romero Moreno L, González-García L, Martín-Gallego A, Segura Fernández-Nogueras M, Arráez-Sánchez MA. Servicio de Neurocirugía del Hospital Carlos Haya, Málaga, España. Oral communication.
-Historical evolution of the treatment of hydrocephalus and its complications. Evolución histórica del tratamiento de la hidrocefalia y sus complicaciones. Ros Lopez B, Carrasco Brenes A, Romero Moreno L, Iglesias Moroño S, Arráez Sánchez MA. Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Carlos Haya, Málaga, España. Oral communication.
-Technical rescue of endoscopic ventriculostomy and intracranial pressure monitoring during the period of adaptation. Técnica de rescate de la ventriculostomía endoscópica y monitorización de la presión intracraneal durante el periodo de adaptación.
Iglesias S, Ros B, Ibáñez G, Romero L, Carrasco A, Arràez MA. Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Carlos Haya, Málaga, España. Oral communication.
-Symptoms and signs of presentation over-drainage valve syndrome. Analysis of a series of 75 patients. Síntomas y signos de presentación en el síndrome de sobredrenaje valvular. Análisis de una serie de 75 pacientes.
Ros Lopez, S. Iglesias Moroño, Antonio Carrasco Brenes, Loreno Romero Moreno, Álvaro Martin Gallego, MA Arráez Sánchez. Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Carlos Haya, Málaga, España. Oral Communications.
9.5) SENEC XVIII. National Congress of the Spanish Society of Neurosurgery held on may 13-17, 2014, Cádiz.
-Spontaneous cervical CSF leak: case report and literature review.Fístula espontánea de líquido cefalo-raquídeo cervical: caso clínico y revisión de la literatura.
Carrasco A, González L, Cabrera H, Romero L, Martín A, Arráez MA. Servicio de Neurocirugía del Hospital Carlos Haya, Málaga, España. Communication type: Poster.
-Ventricular isolation. Retrospective study in a series of 21 pediatric patients. Carrasco-Brenes A, Ros-López B, Romero-Moreno L, González-García L, Martín-Gallego A, Arráez-Sánchez MA. Servicio de Neurocirugía del Hospital Carlos Haya, Málaga, España. Oral communication.
-Ulnar Nerve Peripheral Vascular Malformation. Malformación Vascular Periférica del Nervio Cubital. Carrasco A, Ibáñez G, Domìnguez M, Bautista D, Romero y Arráez MA. Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Carlos Haya, Málaga, España. Communication type: Poster.
-Assessing the impact on tumor recurrence and survival of patients with lesion suggestive of high-grade glioma who underwent surgery with intraoperative use of fluorescein. Prospective study. Evaluación del impacto en la recidiva tumoral y supervivencia de los pacientes con lesión sugestiva de glioma de alto grado intervenidos con fluorescencia intraoperatoria. Estudio prospectivo.
Laura González-García, Andrea Arcos-Algaba, Lorena Romero Moreno, Álvaro Martín-Gallego, Antonio Carrasco-Brenes, Miguel Ángel Arráez-Sánchez. Servicio de Neurocirugía del Hospital Carlos Haya, Málaga, España. Oral communication.
-Ecchordosis physaliphora. Case report, similarities and differential diagnosis with intradural clivus chordoma. González-García L, Arcos Algaba A, Romero-Moreno L, Martín-Gallego A, Carrasco Brenes A, Arráez-Sánchez MA. Servicio de Neurocirugía del Hospital Carlos Haya, Málaga, España. Communication type: Poster.
-Mammillary endoscopic ventriculostomy in LOVA: Analysis or results. Ventriculostomía premamilar endoscópica en el LOVA: Análisis de resultados.
Ibáñez Botella G, González García L, Carrasco Brenes A, Ros López B, Arráez Sánchez M.A. Servicio de Neurocirugía del Hospital Carlos Haya, Málaga, España. Oral communication.
-Radial nerve transfer in isolated axillary nerve injury, experience in four cases and review of the literature. Transferencia nerviosa radial en lesions aisladas del nervio axilar, experiencia en cuatro casos y revision de la literatura.
Domínguez Páez M, Socolovsky M, Di Masi G, Martín Gallego A, Carrasco Brenes A, Arráez Sánchez M.A. Servicio de Neurocirugía del Hospital Carlos Haya, Málaga, España. Oral communication.
-Endoscopic endonasal transclival odontoidectomy. Odontoidectomía endoscópica endonasal transclival. Arcos Algaba A.N, González García L, Martín Gallego A, Carrasco Brenes A, Arráez Sánchez M.A. Servicio de Neurocirugía del Hospital Carlos Haya, Málaga, España. Communication type: Poster.
9.6) SOANNE XXX Congress of the Andalusian Society of Neurosurgery. Marbella, June 2014.
-Liquoral postoperative complications of retrosigmoid approach in cerebellopontine angle tumors. Complicaciones postquirúrgicas licuorales en el abordaje retrosigmoideo de tumores de ángulo ponto-cerebeloso.
Carrasco Brenes, Antonio; Domínguez Páez, Miguel; Romero Moreno, Lorena; González García, Laura; Martín Gallego, Álvaro; Arráez Sánchez, Miguel Ángel. Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Carlos Haya, Málaga, España. Oral Communication.
-Extra-axial Hypondese fluid collections (CHE) in pediatric age: Proposal of a terminology and analysis of outcomes in 80 patients. Colecciones hipodensas extra-axiales (CHE) pediátricas: propuesta de terminología y resultados de una serie de 80 pacientes.
Álvaro Martín Gallego, Bienvenido Ros López, Juan Manuel Medina Imbroda, Lorena Romero Moreno, Laura González García, Antonio Carrasco Brenes.
Oral Communication.
-Complications in patients undergoing surgery with intraoperative fluorescence. Analysis of a retrospective study. Complicaciones en pacientes intervenidos con fluorescencia intraoperatoria. Análisis de un estudio retrospectivo.
González García, Laura; Romero Moreno, Lorena; Martín Gallego, Álvaro; Carrasco Brenes, Antonio; Márquez Márquez, Bernarda; Arráez Sánchez, Miguel Ángel. Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Carlos Haya, Málaga, España. Oral Communication.
-Aggressive treatment of Meningiomas with venous sinus involvement. Tratamiento agresivo de meningiomas con afectación de senos venosos. Luis de Miguel Pueyo, Lorena Romero Moreno, Laura González, Álvaro Martín, Antonio Carrasco, Miguel Segura. Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Carlos Haya, Málaga, España. Oral Communication.
-Medulloblastoma. Analysis surgical outcomes and long-term survival. Meduloblastoma. Análisis de resultados q u i r ú r g i c o s y s u p e r v i v e n c i a a l a r g o p l a z o . L. Romero Moreno; B. Ros López; L. González García; A. Carrasco Brenes; Martín Gallego; M. Segura Fernández Nogueras; M. A. Arráez Sánchez. Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Carlos Haya, Málaga, España. Oral Communication.
-Perioperative Complications in pediatric-neuroendoscopy. Retrospective analysis of a series of 19 patients. Complicaciones perioperatorias en neuroendoscopia pediátrica. Análisis retrospectivo de una serie de 19 pacientes. Segura Fernández Nogueras, Miguel; Ros López, Bienvenido; González García, Laura; Martín Gallego, Álvaro; Carrasco Brenes, Antonio; Arráez Sánchez, Miguel Ángel. Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Carlos Haya, Málaga, España. Oral Communication.