Functional hemispherotomy for epilepsy in the very young

J Pepper, WB Lo, S Agrawal, R Mohamed… - Journal of …, 2022 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders in children. Among
very young children, one-third are resistant to medical treatment, and lack of effective …

Hemispherectomy for treatment of refractory epilepsy in the pediatric age group: a systematic review

CJ Griessenauer, S Salam, P Hendrix… - Journal of …, 2015 - thejns.org
OBJECT Evidence in support of hemispherectomy stems from a multitude of retrospective
studies illustrating individual institutions' experience. A systematic review of this topic …

Seizure control and developmental trajectories after hemispherotomy for refractory epilepsy in childhood and adolescence

G Ramantani, NE Kadish, A Brandt, K Strobl… - …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To evaluate the seizure control and developmental outcomes after
hemispherotomy for refractory epilepsy in childhood and to identify their predictive factors …

Functional outcomes of pediatric hemispherotomy: Impairment, activity, and medical service utilization

E Harford, A Houtrow, R Al-Ramadhani, A Sinha… - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective The purpose of this study was to describe the functional outcomes of
hemispherotomy in a pediatric cohort, including impairments, activity limitations, utilization of …

Not surgical technique, but etiology, contralateral MRI, prior surgery, and side of surgery determine seizure outcome after pediatric hemispherotomy

G Ramantani, C Bulteau, D Cserpan, WM Otte… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective We aimed to assess determinants of seizure outcome following pediatric
hemispherotomy in a contemporary cohort. Methods We retrospectively analyzed the …

Seizure outcome and its prognostic predictors after hemispherotomy in children with refractory epilepsy in a Chinese pediatric epileptic center

T Ji, M Liu, S Wang, Q Liu, Y Wu, Y Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Object: To explore the post-hemispherotomy seizure outcome and its prognostic predictors
in children with refractory epilepsy. Methods: We reviewed 83 consecutive child patients with …

Case report: hemispherotomy in the first days of life to treat drug-resistant lesional epilepsy

KL Makridis, C Prager, A Tietze, DA Atalay… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Neonatal drug-resistant epilepsy is often caused by perinatal epileptogenic
insults such as stroke, ischemia, hemorrhage, and/or genetic defects. Rapid seizure control …

Outcome after hemispherotomy in patients with intractable epilepsy: comparison of techniques in the Italian experience

L de Palma, N Pietrafusa, F Gozzo, C Barba… - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective The objective of the study was to evaluate clinical characteristics and outcome of
hemispherotomy in children and adolescents with hemispheric refractory epilepsy in an …

Hemispherectomy for catastrophic epilepsy in infants

JA González‐Martínez, A Gupta, P Kotagal… - …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: To report our experience with hemispherectomy in the treatment of catastrophic
epilepsy in children younger than 2 years. Methods: In a single‐surgeon series, we …

Hemispherectomy at The Hospital for Sick Children: expanded indications and lessons learned over 35 years

K Mithani, JL Quon, S Breitbart, PE Steadman… - Journal of …, 2024 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Functional hemispherectomy is an effective surgical intervention for select
patients with drug-resistant epilepsy. The last several decades have seen dramatic …