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A case of Rasmussen's encephalitis with an atypical presentation

open access: yesJournal of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, 2020
Rasmussen's encephalitis (RE) is a chronic neurological disorder characterized by unilateral inflammation of the cerebral cortex leading to severe focal seizures, progressive loss of cognition, and neurological deficits in the affected hemisphere.
M A Rahman   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Surgery of Epilepsy

open access: yesPediatric Neurology Briefs, 1992
The surgical outcome in 34 patients between 2 and 15 years of age who were operated on for medically intractable seizures is reported from the Neurosurgical Clinic, University Clinical Center, Visegradska 26, Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
J Gordon Millichap
doaj   +1 more source

Hemisferectomia funcional precoce na hemimegalencefalia associada à epilepsia refratária Early functional hemispherectomy in hemimegalencephaly associated to refractory epilepsy

open access: yesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2004
A hemimegalencefalia (HME) é malformação congênita cerebral rara de etiologia desconhecida que pode se apresentar com síndrome epiléptica de início precoce e resistente à terapia com anticonvulsivantes, associada a comprometimento significativo do ...
Luiz Fernando Fonseca   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Language after Hemispherotomy in Rasmussen Syndrome

open access: yesPediatric Neurology Briefs, 2016
Investigators from Rothschild Foundation Hospital in Paris report language outcome in children after (left) dominant-hemisphere hemispherotomy for Rasmussen Syndrome.
Sophia Varadkar, Martin Tisdall
doaj   +1 more source

Diffusion Tensor Imaging of the Corticospinal Tract Following Cerebral Hemispherectomy

open access: yes, 2006
Following cerebral hemispherectomy, the corticospinal tract is believed to undergo reorganizational changes, which can induce enhanced function of the contralateral motor pathway and mediate partial recovery of motor function.
Wakamoto, Hiroyuki   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Language after childhood hemispherectomy: A systematic review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
OBJECTIVE: To conduct a systematic review on language outcomes after left and right hemispherectomy in childhood, a surgical procedure that involves removing or disconnecting a cerebral hemisphere.
Nahum, AS, Liégeois, FJ
core   +1 more source

Low pressure traumatic epidural hematoma in a child with a prior hemispherectomy: Case report

open access: yesJournal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 2015
A 2½-year-old male child with a prior history of a left anatomic hemispherectomy to treat refractory epilepsy fell down two steps, striking his head on the ipsilateral side of the hemispherectomy. He presented with non-consolable crying and emesis.
Fassil B Mesfin   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hemispherotomy Revised: A complication overview and a systematic review meta-analysis

open access: yesBrain and Spine, 2023
Introduction: Hemispherectomy/hemispherotomy has been employed in the management of catastrophic epilepsy. However, initial reports on the associated mortality and morbidity raised several concerns regarding the technique's safety.
Maria D. Karagianni   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Metabolic recovery in caudate nucleus of children following cerebral hemispherectomy [PDF]

open access: yes, 1994
In 3 children who had undergone cerebral hemispherectomy (hemidecortication) between the ages of 1 year 5 months and 4 years for the alleviation of intractable epilepsy, cerebral glucose utilization was studied serially with positron emission tomography.
Chugani, Harry T., Jacobs, Bob
core   +1 more source

Contralateral MRI abnormalities in candidates for hemispherectomy for refractory epilepsy

open access: yes, 2010
To assess the impact of contralateral magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings on seizure outcome after hemispherectomy for refractory ...
Bingaman, William E   +7 more
core   +1 more source

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