Transarterial embolization for infants under 3 months of age with refractory seizures due to hemimegalencephaly: complication analysis and evolution of treatment strategy
TAE is a potential alternative to hemispherectomy for refractory epilepsy due to HME in infants <3 months of age; however, technical and perioperative challenges remain important considerations. Optimizing patient selection and periprocedure care are critical factors to improve patient outcomes.
Authors
- Tayyba Anwar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1686-8352)
- Monica S. Pearl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9514-8902)
- Panagiotis Kratimenos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7368-0436)
- Chima Oluigbo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7851-3792)
- William D. Gaillard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5709-0033)
- S. Leon Israel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3227-0844)
- Madison M. Berl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2469-1518)
- Wei‐June Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2153-1893)
- Lindsay Ruffini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2056-5415)
- Kyle Spagnolo
- Tammy N. Tsuchida
Institutions
- Children's National (US)
- George Washington University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery
- Published
- 2025-05-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jnis-2025-023551
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.94