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 …

[HTML][HTML] Epilepsia partialis continua: a review

R Mameniškienė, P Wolf - Seizure, 2017 - Elsevier
Epilepsia partialis contina (EPC) in a narrow definition is a variant of simple focal motor
status epilepticus in which frequent repetitive muscle jerks, usually arrhythmic, continue over …

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 …

Hemispheric surgery for refractory epilepsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis with emphasis on seizure predictors and outcomes

WH Hu, C Zhang, K Zhang, XQ Shao… - Journal of neurosurgery, 2016 - thejns.org
OBJECT Conflicting conclusions have been reported regarding several factors that may
predict seizure outcomes after hemispheric surgery for refractory epilepsy. The goal of this …

Comparison of the real‐world effectiveness of vertical versus lateral functional hemispherotomy techniques for pediatric drug‐resistant epilepsy: a post hoc analysis of …

A Fallah, E Lewis, GM Ibrahim, O Kola, CH Tseng… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective This study was undertaken to determine whether the vertical parasagittal
approach or the lateral peri‐insular/peri‐Sylvian approach to hemispheric surgery is the …

Hemispherotomy and functional hemispherectomy: indications and outcome

CE Marras, T Granata, A Franzini, E Freri, F Villani… - Epilepsy research, 2010 - Elsevier
Peri-insular hemispherotomy is a disconnective procedure that enables functional isolation
of single or multiple epileptogenic regions largely involving one hemisphere. This report is …

[HTML][HTML] Hemispherotomy and functional hemispherectomy: indications and outcomes

J Kim, EK Park, KW Shim, DS Kim - Journal of epilepsy research, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hemispherectomy constitutes an established surgical method in the management of patients
with medically intractable epilepsy secondary to severe unilateral hemisphere damage. As …

Hemispherotomy and other disconnective techniques

S De Ribaupierre, O Delalande - Neurosurgical focus, 2008 - thejns.org
The surgical treatment of intractable epilepsy has evolved as new technical innovations
have been made. Hemispherotomy techniques have been developed to replace …

Hemispherotomy: efficacy and analysis of seizure recurrence

DD Limbrick, P Narayan, AK Powers… - Journal of …, 2009 - thejns.org
Object Hemispherotomy generally is performed in hemiparetic patients with severe,
intractable epilepsy arising from one cerebral hemisphere. In this study, the authors evaluate …

Endoscope-assisted (with robotic guidance and using a hybrid technique) interhemispheric transcallosal hemispherotomy: a comparative study with open …

PS Chandra, H Subianto, J Bajaj, S Girishan… - Journal of …, 2018 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Endoscope-assisted hemispherotomy (EH) has emerged as a good alternative
option for hemispheric pathologies with drug-resistant epilepsy. METHODS This was a …