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. 2016 Feb;30(2):13.
doi: 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-30-2-4.

Language after Hemispherotomy in Rasmussen Syndrome

Sophia Varadkar  1 , Martin Tisdall  1
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Language after Hemispherotomy in Rasmussen Syndrome

Sophia Varadkar et al. Pediatr Neurol Briefs. 2016 Feb.

Abstract

Investigators from Rothschild Foundation Hospital in Paris report language outcome in children after (left) dominant-hemisphere hemispherotomy for Rasmussen Syndrome.

Keywords: Hemispherectomy; Hemispherotomy; Language; Rasmussen Syndrome.

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