Better Understanding the Orthopaedic Burden of Neurosurgical Intervention for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy in Paediatric Patients
Paediatric patients who undergo hemispherectomies, hemispherotomies, or lobectomies for DRE are subject to a significant post-operative burden of MSK disease, yet less than 1/3 of newly-affected patients receive orthopaedic follow-up - highlighting a gap between the need for and provision of orthopaedic care in this population.
Authors
- Nicholas Gajewski
- Nakul S. Talathi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2189-9276)
- Adrian J. Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8660-909X)
- Rachel Thompson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2043-6878)
Institutions
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego (US)
- Dayton Children's Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2025-03-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000545112
- Primary Topic
- Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00