DETERMINANTS OF FUNCTIONAL OUTCOME AFTER PEDIATRIC HEMISPHEROTOMY.
Georgia RamantaniDorottya CserpánMartin TisdallWillem M OtteGeorg DorfmüllerJ Helen CrossMonique van SchooneveldPieter van EijsdenFrauke NeesGitta ReunerNiklaus KrayenbühlJosef ZentnerChristine BulteauKees Pj BraunPublished in: Annals of neurology (2023)
Etiology and bilaterality of structural brain abnormalities were key determinants of functional outcome after hemispherotomy. Longer epilepsy duration affected language outcomes. Not surprisingly, walking and talking ability increased with older age at outcome evaluation. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.