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Epilepsy Flashcards

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Common indications for hemispherotomy

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Hemimegalencephaly
Sturge–Weber syndrome
Rasmussen encephalitis
Encephalomalacia (traumatic, ischemia) y Porencephaly
Cortical dysplasia
Migration disorders
Hemiplegia–hemiconvulsion–epilepsy syndrome

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Why VNS is on left side

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Right vagus nerve supplies sinoatrial node, therefore VNS on left side to avoid arrhythmias

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