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Article: Constraint-induced movement therapy for individuals after cerebral hemispherectomy: a case series.(Case Report)(Report)
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- Physical Therapy
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- April 1, 2009
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Intractable pharmaco-resistant epilepsy in children disrupts motor and cognitive development and impairs quality of life. When pathology and seizures involve an entire hemisphere of the brain, a surgical procedure known as cerebral hemispherectomy, in which an entire hemisphere is either removed or partially removed and completely disconnected, is performed. Hemispherectomy for seizure control often is performed in people with conditions such as cortical dysplasia, perinatal infarct, Rasmussen's encephalitis, and Sturge-Weber syndrome. (1) Hemispherectomy often completely arrests seizure activity, but results in residual hemiparesis on the contralateral side of the body. ...