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https://scholarhub.balamand.edu.lb/handle/uob/6021| Title: | Early modified functional hemispherectomy in a young infant with Ohtahara syndrome and hemimegalencephaly | Authors: | Nachanakian, Antoine Hmaimess, Ghassan El-Helou, Antonios Alaywan, Moussa Adem-Hachem, Carmen Kadhim, Hazim |
Affiliations: | Faculty of Medicine | Keywords: | Ohtahara syndrome Epilepsy surgery Hemimegalencephaly Hemispherectomy Seizure |
Issue Date: | 2015 | Part of: | Journal of Child Neurology | Volume: | 30 | Issue: | 4 | Start page: | 522 | End page: | 526 | Abstract: | We report on the youngest infant treated with modified functional hemispherectomy at the age of 5 months for Ohtahara syndrome and hemimegalencephaly as underlying pathology, and we depict the favorable outcome regarding seizure control and psychomotor development. These results highlight the potential usefulness of early surgery in such conditions. |
URI: | https://scholarhub.balamand.edu.lb/handle/uob/6021 | ISSN: | 08830738 | DOI: | 10.1177/0883073814539558 | Ezproxy URL: | Link to full text | Type: | Journal Article |
| Appears in Collections: | Faculty of Medicine |
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