American Journal of Neuroradiology, Vol 16, Issue 5 1076-1079, Copyright © 1995 by American Society of Neuroradiology
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Hemimegalencephaly and intractable epilepsy treated with embolic hemispherectomy
JM Mathis, JD Barr, AL Albright and JA Horton
Division of Neuroradiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pa, USA.
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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