MeSH definition : A neurosurgical procedure that removes or disconnects the epileptogenic CEREBRAL CORTEX
of a hemisphere. Hemispherectomy is usually performed for patients with intractable
unilateral EPILEPSY due to malformations of cortical development or brain lesions.
Depending on the epileptogenic area in the hemisphere, cortical removal can be total
or partial.;
A neurosurgical procedure that removes or disconnects the epileptogenic CEREBRAL CORTEX
of a hemisphere. Hemispherectomy is usually performed for patients with intractable
unilateral EPILEPSY due to malformations of cortical development or brain lesions.
Depending on the epileptogenic area in the hemisphere, cortical removal can be total
or partial.
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