[Hemimegalencephaly. Therapy with hemispherectomy].
Hemimegalencephaly is associated with a poor clinical course characterized by intractable seizures and severe encephalopathy. We present a case report of a girl with hemimegalencephaly. At the age of 9 month hemispherectomy was undertaken to preserve function of the other hemisphere. MRI and histologic examinations showed characteristic dysplastic malformations. Follow-up and the complications are described.
Koelfen
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Universitäts-Kinderklinik, Mannheim.
Freund
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Rohr
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Schultze
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Holthausen
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D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D011612:Psychosurgery; D013036:Spasms, Infantile / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
Hemimegalenzephalie. Therapie mit Hemisphärektomie.