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J M Mathis1, J D Barr, A L Albright
1Division of Neuroradiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pa, USA.
Abstract:
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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