Dysphagia after pediatric functional hemispherectomy

摘要: Object Functional hemispherectomy is a well-recognized surgical option for the treatment of unihemispheric medically intractable epilepsy. While resultant motor deficits are well-known and expected consequence procedure, impact on other cortical functions has been less well defined. As control swallowing would appear to be threatened after hemispherectomy, authors retrospectively studied pediatric population that underwent functional epilepsy characterize incidence severity dysphagia surgery. Methods A retrospective cohort (n = 39) patients who at single institution was identified, available clinical records were reviewed. Additionally, examined MR images integrity thalamus basal ganglia before hemispherectomy. Clinical video fluoroscopic assessments speech pathology reviewed, presence, type, and...