title: Intractable epilepsy, hemispheric malformation, and generalized electroencephalography abnormalities.
abstract: We present a case of a young boy with a large hemispheric dysplasia, generalized EEG abnormalities and intractable epilepsy who achieved seizure freedom and markedly improved cognitive outcome after functional hemispherectomy.
authors.affiliation: Divisions of Child and Adolescent Neurology and Epilepsy, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Electronic address: Wirrell.elaine@mayo.edu.
authors.forename: Leeda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ahmadi
authors.affiliation: Divisions of Child and Adolescent Neurology and Epilepsy, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
authors.forename: Elaine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wirrell
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D038421:Hemispherectomy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D054220:Malformations of Cortical Development / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome