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Hemispherectomy

Known as: hemispherectomies 
A neurosurgical procedure that removes or disconnects the epileptogenic CEREBRAL CORTEX of a hemisphere. Hemispherectomy is usually performed for… 
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Partial HemispherectomyTotal Hemispherectomy

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Review
2012
Review
2012
Refractory epilepsy and deep brain stimulation
2001
2001
Hemostatic Changes in Pediatric Neurosurgical Patients as Evaluated by Thrombelastograph®
Thromboembolic events are a known complication in neurosurgical patients. There is evidence to suggest that a hypercoagulable… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
Surgical treatment of epilepsy in children.
1991
1991
Writing with the right hemisphere
1990
1990
Effectiveness of Hemispherectomy in Hemimegalencephaly with Intractable Seizures
In 1985 King et al (2) reported in this prestigious publication on the effectiveness of hemispherectomy in the treatment of… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Language and memory functions after long recovery periods in left-hemispherectomized subjects
Review
1986
Review
1986
Surgical options for uncontrolled epilepsy.
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Is sprouting the result of a persistent neonatal connection?
1978
1978
Plasticity of cerebellar efferents after neonatal lesions in albino rats
1976
1976
Effects of caudate nuclei or frontal cortex ablations in cats: III. Recovery of limb placing reactions, including observations in hemispherectomized animals
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