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  • 1Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Dana Children's Hospital, Tel Aviv Medical Center, 6 Weizman Street, 64239, Tel Aviv, Israel.

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Disconnective hemispherotomy effectively treats pediatric epilepsy. Hippocampal resection offers no additional benefit compared to disconnection, suggesting simpler surgical approaches may suffice for better outcomes.

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Area of Science:

  • Neurosurgery
  • Pediatric Neurology
  • Epileptology

Background:

  • Hemispherotomy is a key surgical option for intractable pediatric hemispheric epilepsy.
  • Surgical techniques have evolved from complete resection to disconnective hemispherotomy (DH).
  • Anterior temporal lobectomy (ATL) with hippocampal resection is frequently combined with DH.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of hippocampal resection versus disconnection within DH procedures.
  • To determine if concomitant hippocampal resection offers additional seizure control benefits in pediatric DH.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of clinical data from 86 pediatric patients undergoing DH (2001-2022).
  • Comparison of epilepsy status and surgical outcomes between patients with hippocampal resection (via ATL) and hippocampal disconnection.
  • Analysis included various DH techniques and patient demographics.

Main Results:

  • No significant difference in Engel outcome scores between the hippocampal resection (n=43) and disconnection (n=43) groups (p=0.53).
  • Common etiologies included stroke, Rasmussen's encephalitis, cortical dysplasia, and hemimegaloencephaly.
  • Mean follow-up was 41.5 months, with a mean age at surgery of 7 years.

Conclusions:

  • Disconnective hemispherotomy is highly effective for pediatric intractable hemispheric epilepsy.
  • Hippocampal resection does not appear to provide additional therapeutic benefit in DH.
  • These findings support considering DH without routine hippocampal resection.