Hemispherotomy for epilepsy: the procedure evolution and outcome

F Alotaibi, R Albaradie, S Almubarak… - Canadian Journal of …, 2021 - cambridge.org
Hemispherectomy is a unique epilepsy surgery procedure that has undergone significant
modification and evolution since Dandy's early description. This procedure is mainly …

[BOOK][B] Operative techniques in epilepsy

JP Girvin - 2014 - Springer
The impetus leading to the authorship of this book was derived from the many young
resident and fellow neurosurgical trainees who lamented the fact that there were limited …

Hemispherical Procedures: Hemispherectomy/Hemispherotomy

J Zentner, J Zentner - Surgical Treatment of Epilepsies: Diagnosis …, 2020 - Springer
Hemispherectomy was primarily introduced for the treatment of malignant gliomas. Early
experience with this procedure showed beneficial effects on seizures. Thus, already from the …

Hemispherectomy

JP Girvin, JP Girvin - Operative Techniques in Epilepsy, 2015 - Springer
This chapter is initiated by a history of the disorders in which the original anatomical
hemispherectomy (aHSPY) was used, its postoperative courses, and the reasons why it was …