Abstract |
Hemispherectomy is well recognized as an effective treatment for some types of intractable epilepsy, but the procedure is also known to be associated with significant late complications. A number of modifications to the original operation have been developed to try and minimize such late complications. These are reviewed and a further modification is described using a Zenoderm graft to isolate the hemispherectomy cavity from the remaining CSF pathways. We present our early experience with this new modification in seven patients with intractable epilepsy.
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Authors | L T Dunn, J B Miles, P L May |
Journal | British journal of neurosurgery
(Br J Neurosurg)
Vol. 9
Issue 6
Pg. 775-83
( 1995)
ISSN: 0268-8697 [Print] England |
PMID | 8719834
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Age of Onset
- Anticonvulsants
(therapeutic use)
- Brain
(physiopathology, surgery)
- Child
- Child Behavior Disorders
(etiology)
- Child, Preschool
- Epilepsy
(drug therapy, physiopathology, surgery)
- Female
- Functional Laterality
- Hemiplegia
(etiology)
- Humans
- Male
- Postoperative Complications
- Prostheses and Implants
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