Paediatric epilepsy surgery is an increasingly used evidence-based management option
with low risks for complications. Developments in neuroimaging techniques and other …

OBJECT Conflicting conclusions have been reported regarding several factors that may
predict seizure outcomes after hemispheric surgery for refractory epilepsy. The goal of this …

Objective To develop and validate a model to predict seizure freedom in children
undergoing cerebral hemispheric surgery for the treatment of drug‐resistant epilepsy …

Purpose To evaluate the seizure control and developmental outcomes after
hemispherotomy for refractory epilepsy in childhood and to identify their predictive factors …

BACKGROUND Pediatric epilepsy surgery is a treatment modality appropriate for select
patients with debilitating medication-resistant seizures. Previous publications have studied …

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 …

BACKGROUND: Techniques for achieving hemispheric disconnection in patients with
epilepsy continue to evolve. OBJECTIVE: To review the outcomes of the first 50 …

Surgical treatment of epilepsy typically focuses on identification of a seizure focus with
subsequent resection and/or disconnection to “cure” the patient's epilepsy and achieve …

Background and Purpose Hemispherectomy reportedly produces remarkable results in
terms of seizure outcome and quality of life for medically intractable hemispheric epilepsy in …

The term hemispherectomy refers to the complete removal or functional disconnection of a
cerebral hemisphere. The technique was initially developed over 85 years ago to treat …