Multimodal magnetic resonance imaging for assessment of motor function after hemispherectomy in children with refractory epilepsy
10.3760/cma.j.cn101070-20211001-01180
- VernacularTitle:难治性癫痫患儿大脑半球切除术后运动功能的多模态磁共振成像评估
- Author:
Yilin ZHAO
1
;
Xinyi LIU
;
Hongwu ZENG
Author Information
1. 中国医科大学深圳市儿童医院放射科，深圳 518038
- Keywords:
Hemispherectomy;
Motor function;
Magnetic resonance imaging;
Child
- From:
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics
2022;37(23):1836-1840
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Hemispherectomy (HS) is an effective surgical therapy to treat refractory epilepsy caused by diffuse hemispheric disorders.After HS surgery, the seizures are often well controlled in patients, and the bilateral limb motor function improves even recovers in some children.This result reveals the strong neuronal plasticity of the brain.The brain, especially of young children, can achieve functional reorganization and cortical remodeling after extensive damage.Multimodal magnetic resonance imaging techniques can jointly analyze the structure and function of the brain and associated neuroimaging features to reveal the neurophysiological mechanisms underlying improved motor function.In this paper, the progress of multimodal magnetic resonance imaging research on motor function alterations in children after hemispherectomy was reviewed.
