Not surgical technique, but etiology, contralateral MRI, prior surgery, and side of surgery determine seizure outcome after pediatric hemispherotomy.
Georgia RamantaniChristine BulteauDorottya CserpánWillem M OtteGeorg DorfmüllerJudith Helen CrossJosef ZentnerMartin TisdallKees P J BraunPublished in: Epilepsia (2023)
Knowledge about independent determinants of seizure outcome following pediatric hemispherotomy will improve the counseling of patients and families. In contrast to previous reports, we found no statistically-relevant difference in seizure-freedom rates between the vertical and horizontal hemispherotomy techniques when accounting for different clinical features between groups.
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