Evolution of epilepsy in hemimegalencephaly from infancy to adulthood: Case report and review of the literature

Hemimegalencephaly (HME) is a rare disorder of cortical development with overgrowth of one cerebral hemisphere. Patients have intellectual delay, hemiparesis and severe epilepsy. Drug-resistant epilepsy is often treated with a hemispherectomy. We review the literature on HME natural history and repo...

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Autores principales: Ikeda, Kristin M., Mirsattari, Seyed M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5369267/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28377884
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ebcr.2017.02.002

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