BACKGROUND: Various hemispherotomy techniques have been developed to reduce
complication rates and achieve the best possible seizure control. OBJECTIVE: To present a …

Objective To determine whether preoperative non-lateralizing scalp
electroencephalography (EEG) influences seizure outcome following peri-insular …

Purpose: Long‐term neuropsychological outcome was studied in 71 patients who
underwent hemispherectomy for severe and intractable seizures at The Johns Hopkins …

OBJECTIVE Hemispherotomy is currently the most frequently performed surgical option for
refractory epilepsy associated with large perinatal or childhood ischemic events. Such an …

After hemispherectomy (removal or disconnection of an entire cerebral hemisphere) in
childhood for treatment of intractable epilepsy, gross speech and language functions are …

Purpose The aim of this study is to describe a series of pediatric hemispherectomies,
reviewing pathologic substrate, epilepsy characteristics and seizure outcome as well as …

OBJECTIVE The potential loss of motor function after cerebral hemispherectomy is a
common cause of anguish for patients, their families, and their physicians. The deficits these …

Abstract Using the International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health
(ICF)(WHO, 2001), impairments, activities and social participation are reported in 12 children …

OBJECTIVE Hemispherectomy can produce remarkable seizure control of medically
intractable hemispheric epilepsy in children, but some patients continue to have seizures …

OBJECTIVE Endoscope-assisted hemispherotomy (EH) has emerged as a good alternative
option for hemispheric pathologies with drug-resistant epilepsy. METHODS This was a …