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We found a few interesting presentations on hemispherectomies and on intensive mobility training post surgery in the US. Here are the public videos of presentations done by consultants in the US.
Intensive Mobility Training and Constraint Therapy
Jan 2013
Dr. Stella de Bode, Chief Science Officer and Director of Research and Rehabilitation for The Brain Recovery Project, discusses cortical plasticity after hemispherectomy surgery, including implications of severing the corticospinal tract, intensive gait therapy, and constraint-induced v. bimanual hand therapy.This video is part of a series from the professionals panel at the 2011 International Hemispherectomy Conference and Family Reunion sponsored by the Hemispherectomy Foundation. For more information about the foundation's annual reunions, go to www.hemifoundation.org. This video is published as part of a strategic partnership between the Hemispherectomy Foundation and The Brain Recovery Project.
What Can You Do With Half A Brain?
May 2011
Gary W. Mathern, MD, is a professor of pediatric neurosurgery at the Mattel Children's Hospital and David Geffen School of Medicine at The University of California, Los Angeles medical center. His clinical practice is in the surgical treatment of children with uncontrolled seizure, and his research interests involve laboratory studies trying to understand the basic mechanisms of seizure generation in the patients he operates on as a way to develop new and better treatments. Among these research interests are studies to understand neuroplasticity after cerebral hemispherectomy the topic of his talk. Dr. Mathern has authored more than 100 papers and book chapters on Pediatric Epilepsy surgery, has received support from the National Institutes of Health for nearly 20 years, and is a recognized international expert in this field.
Intensive Physical Therapy After Hemispherectomy Surgery
Jan 2013
Joy Huguet, a private physical therapist in Los Angeles, gives an in-depth presentation about intense physical therapy at the Hemispherectomy Foundation's International Hemispherectomy Conference and Family Reunion in July of 2011. Her discussion includes details about equipment, including TheraSuit, and various orthotic devices. For more information about the foundation's annual reunions, go to www.hemifoundation.org. This video is published as part of a strategic partnership between the Hemispherectomy Foundation and The Brain Recovery Project. For more information about research into therapy following hemispherectomy surgery, go to www.brainrecoveryproject.org.