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abstractpubmed· Abstract 2017· item PMID:28891483

Emergency Surgery for Refractory Status Epilepticus. BACKGROUND: Management of refractory status epilepticus in children is extremely challenging. CASE CHARACTERISTICS: Two children with medically refractory status epilepticus, both of whom had lesional pathology on MRI and concordant data on EEG and PET scan. INTERVENTION: Emergency hemispherotomy performed in both patients. A complete, sustained seizure freedom obtained postoperatively. MESSAGE: Emergency surgery is a treatment option in selected cases of drug refractory status epilepticus with lesional pathology and concordant data.