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CHICAGO NEUROLOGICAL SOCIETY

CHICAGO NEUROLOGICAL SOCIETY N. M.D., President Douglas Buchanan, Leo A. Kaplan, M.D., Secretary\s=d\ Jan. 12, 1954 Regular Meeting, in Infantile Dr. M. A. Perlstein and Hemispherectomy Hemiplegia. (by invitation) Dr. Oscar Sugar. on a This consists of two case one with presentation reports children, right hemiplegia and one with a left both children had convulsions of a focal nature which did hemiplegia; primarily not to intensive In both marked followed respond drug therapy. cases improvement the surgical Convulsions were a controlled and behavior In the second there was procedure. improved. boy in of gain mental 10 months in the two months the age following hemispherectomy. As can be both children have hemianopsia and both still have their hemiplegia, expected, the function of the involved arm is From the of view of the although markedly improved. point no was noted there was an increased in perceptual testing change qualitatively, although speed tasks. performing The clinical results in these two cases would indicate that the of neurosurgical procedure in can be done and with beneficial results selected hemispherectomy safely markedly patients with who are to and other forms of hemiplegia not responding drug therapy. DISCUSSION Mr. : chief in London has John Hankinson, London, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png A.M.A. Archives of Neurology & Psychiatry American Medical Association

CHICAGO NEUROLOGICAL SOCIETY

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American Medical Association
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0096-6886
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10.1001/archneurpsyc.1954.02330020124010
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N. M.D., President Douglas Buchanan, Leo A. Kaplan, M.D., Secretary\s=d\ Jan. 12, 1954 Regular Meeting, in Infantile Dr. M. A. Perlstein and Hemispherectomy Hemiplegia. (by invitation) Dr. Oscar Sugar. on a This consists of two case one with presentation reports children, right hemiplegia and one with a left both children had convulsions of a focal nature which did hemiplegia; primarily not to intensive In both marked followed respond drug therapy. cases improvement the surgical Convulsions were a controlled and behavior In the second there was procedure. improved. boy in of gain mental 10 months in the two months the age following hemispherectomy. As can be both children have hemianopsia and both still have their hemiplegia, expected, the function of the involved arm is From the of view of the although markedly improved. point no was noted there was an increased in perceptual testing change qualitatively, although speed tasks. performing The clinical results in these two cases would indicate that the of neurosurgical procedure in can be done and with beneficial results selected hemispherectomy safely markedly patients with who are to and other forms of hemiplegia not responding drug therapy. DISCUSSION Mr. : chief in London has John Hankinson, London,

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A.M.A. Archives of Neurology & Psychiatry – American Medical Association

Published: Aug 1, 1954

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