Object Intractable epilepsy is a significant burden on families and on the cognitive
development and quality of life (QOL) of patients. Periinsular hemispherotomy (PIH) for …

OBJECTIVE Although hemispherectomy is an effective treatment for children with intractable
hemispheric epilepsy syndromes, as many as 40% of patients eventually develop seizure …

Object Hemispherotomy generally is performed in hemiparetic patients with severe,
intractable epilepsy arising from one cerebral hemisphere. In this study, the authors evaluate …

OBJECT Evidence in support of hemispherectomy stems from a multitude of retrospective
studies illustrating individual institutions' experience. A systematic review of this topic …

Background Hemispherectomy is a surgical procedure used to treat medically intractable
epilepsy in children with severe unilateral cortical disease secondary to acquired brain or …

Background Functional hemispherectomy is a well-established method in childhood
epilepsy surgery with only a few reports on its application in adults. Methods We report on …

Background The revival of epilepsy surgery after the introduction of modern presurgical
evaluation procedures has led to an increase in hemispherectomy or hemispherotomy …

Introduction The current study aimed to evaluate the clinical characteristics and outcome of
hemispherotomy in children with refractory hemispherical epilepsy. Methods Retrospective …

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

Objective We aimed to assess determinants of seizure outcome following pediatric
hemispherotomy in a contemporary cohort. Methods We retrospectively analyzed the …