Hemimegalencephaly and intractable epilepsy treated with embolic hemispherectomy

J M Mathis; J D Barr; A L Albright; J A Horton

Hemimegalencephaly and intractable epilepsy treated with embolic hemispherectomy

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1995 May;16(5):1076-9.

Authors

J M Mathis¹, J D Barr, A L Albright, J A Horton

Affiliation

¹ Division of Neuroradiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pa, USA.

PMID: 7639130
PMCID: PMC8337805

Abstract

A patient with hemimegalencephaly and intractable epilepsy underwent a preoperative embolic hemispherectomy. A seizure-free interval of 1 year followed the embolization procedure. In addition, the procedure was thought to be beneficial in limiting blood loss during a subsequent surgical hemispherectomy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cerebral Angiography*
Cerebral Cortex / abnormalities*
Cerebral Cortex / blood supply
Cerebral Cortex / pathology
Cerebral Decortication
Combined Modality Therapy
Dominance, Cerebral / physiology*
Electroencephalography
Embolization, Therapeutic / methods*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Hyperplasia
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Neurologic Examination
Spasms, Infantile / diagnosis*
Spasms, Infantile / therapy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*