title: Long-term follow-up in children with functional hemispherectomy for Rasmussen's encephalitis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Cerebral hemispherectomy has been performed for over 60 years. Multiple variations of functional hemispherectomy have been performed since its inception by Rasmussen. Long-term follow-up for these variations is lacking in the medical literature.
  
  
  METHODS
  We review the long-term follow-up for five children with Rasmussen's encephalitis who underwent a modification of functional hemispherectomy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The length of follow-up for this cohort ranged from 13 to 23 years (mean 15.6 years). All patients experienced immediate and complete elimination of seizures. Only one patient underwent ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement. All patients are capable of ambulating on their own. Many years following their procedures, this cohort of patients remains seizure free.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA. rstubbs@uab.edu
authors.forename: R Shane
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Tubbs
authors.forename: Shahid M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Nimjee
authors.forename: W Jerry
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Oakes
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D038421:Hemispherectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome
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