Hemispherectomy: historical review and recent technical advances
Neurosurgical Focus, Volume 34, Issue 6, Page E11, June 2013. 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.
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