Hemispherotomy in Rasmussen encephalitis: Long-term outcome in an Italian series of 16 patients.

Highlights: [•] Hemispherotomy is treatment of choice in RE but long-term data are not available. [•] We present long-term outcomes in 16 patients with RE who underwent hemispherotomy. [•] 13 patients were seizure-free; drugs were withdrawn in 10 and reduced in 6. [•] Early hemispherotomy favors good motor and cognitive outcomes. [•] Hemispherotomy should be considered early in disease course. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]