title: Hemispherectomy: historical review and recent technical advances.
abstract: The surgical options available for intractable hemispheric epilepsy have evolved since their initial description in the early 20th century. Surgical techniques have advanced, as has the ability to predict good surgical outcomes with noninvasive diagnostics. The authors review the history of hemispherectomy and detail the novel imaging and surgical strategies used to confer seizure freedom.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Neurological Surgery, University of Florida Health Science Center Jacksonville, FL 32207, USA. alexandra.beier@jax.ufl.edu
authors.forename: Alexandra D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Beier
authors.forename: James T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Rutka
mesh_terms: D004827:Epilepsy / Q000601:surgery*; D038421:Hemispherectomy / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome