Hemimegalencephaly and intractable epilepsy treated with embolic hemispherectomy.
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.
Mathis
J M
JM
Division of Neuroradiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pa, USA.
Barr
J D
JD
Albright
A L
AL
Horton
J A
JA
D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D002541:Cerebral Decortication; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D013036:Spasms, Infantile / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed