Comment to the paper: palliative functional hemispherectomy for treatment of refractory status epilepticus associated with Alpers’ disease
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Michael Duchowny
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2011
Description
neurodegenerative illness is a relatively unexplored challenge. In this issue of CNS, Lupashko and coauthors report the use of epilepsy surgery to eliminate seizures without influencing the underlying progressive disorder. Method Functional hemispherectomy was performed in a 4-year-old girl with seizures caused by Alpers’ disease. Results Seizure freedom and an improved quality of life were achieved briefly despite deteriorating neurologic status. Conclusion Further studies will be needed to confirm the positive benefits of palliative epilepsy surgery in children with progressive neurologic illnesses
Childs Nerv Syst (2011) 27:1327–1328 DOI 10.1007/s00381-011-1501-2 Received: 18 May 2011 / Accepted: 18 May 2011 / Published online: 11 June 2011
