Decompressive hemicraniectomy in a space-occupying presentation of hemiconvulsion-hemiplegia-epilepsy syndrome

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 109, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 914-917

  Berhouma, Moncef ^a   Chekili, Ridha ^a   Brini, Ines ^b   Kchir, Nidhameddine ^c   Jemel, Hafedh ^a   Bousnina, Souad ^b   Khaldi, Moncef ^a  

^a Institut National de Neurologie Tunisia   (Tunisia)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^c LA RABTA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Decompressive hemicraniectomy; Hemiconvulsion hemiplegia epilepsy syndrome; MRI; Neuropathology; Status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN; THIOPENTAL;

ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN HERNIA; CASE REPORT; COMATOSE PATIENT; CONVULSION; CRANIECTOMY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DYSPLASIA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPTIC STATE; GRAY MATTER; HEMIPLEGIA; HISTOLOGY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INTUBATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE CRANIAL FOSSA; MYDRIASIS; NEUROPATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SEDATION; WHITE MATTER;

ATROPHY; BIOPSY; BRAIN EDEMA; CEREBRUM; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; ENCEPHALOCELE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SEIZURES, FEBRILE; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 35348968838     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2007.07.027     Document Type: Article

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