Hemimegalencephaly and intractable epilepsy treated with embolic hemispherectomy.
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چکیده
A patient with hemimegalencephaly and intractable epilepsy underwent a preoperative embolic hemispherectomy. A seizure-free interval of 1 year followed the embolization procedure. In addition, the procedure was thought to be beneficial in limiting blood loss during a subsequent surgical hemispherectomy.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology
دوره 16 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1995