The short-term effects of hemispherectomy to treat intractable epilepsy
Abstract：Objective To explore the clinical effectiveness of hemispherectomy on intractable epilepsy.Methods Patients with intractable epilepsy were treated by modified hemispherectomy and clinical effectiveness was followed-up after operation.Results The seizures of all the patients were effectively controlled and 94.4% (34/36) were thoroughly controlled. Meanwhile, the disfunction of central nervous system in 83.3% (30/36) of them were not worse, and 13.9% (5/36) became better than before. The value of neuropsychological assessment in all the patients was increased more or less.Conclusion For the patients with wide-ranging lesion in the cerebral hemisphere combined with intractable epilepsy, to take modified hemispherectomy positively will acquire good clinical effectiveness.
Keywords：HemispherectomyIntractable epilepsy
Publication Date：2004-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 119-123 )