Children suffering from drug-resistant epilepsy must be quickly referred to a comprehensive
pediatric epilepsy center for a thorough presurgical evaluation. Early referral allows for early …

Rasmussen's encephalitis (RE) is a severe, rare, chronic inflammatory brain disease
resulting in drug-resistant epilepsy and progressive destruction of one hemisphere with loss …

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

Objective Pediatric epilepsy surgery promises seizure freedom or even cure of epilepsy. We
evaluated the long‐term (≥ 10 years) adult clinical outcome including surgery‐related …

Objective We aimed to evaluate determinants of functional outcome after pediatric
hemispherotomy in a large and recent multicenter cohort. Methods We retrospectively …

Objective Completeness as a predictor of seizure freedom is broadly accepted in epilepsy
surgery. We focused on the requirements for a complete hemispherotomy and hypothesized …

Introduction: Peri-insular hemispherotomy (PIH) is a hemispheric separation technique
under the broader hemispherotomy group, a surgical treatment for patients with intractable …

Introduction The surgical procedure for severe, drug-resistant, unilateral hemispheric
epilepsy is challenging. Over the last decades the surgical landscape for hemispheric …

Introduction Hemispherectomy/hemispherotomy has been employed in the management of
catastrophic epilepsy. However, initial reports on the associated mortality and morbidity …

Purpose Epilepsy surgery for pediatric drug-resistant epilepsy has been shown to improve
seizure control, enhance patient and family QoL, and reduce mortality. However, diagnostic …