In this episode, Carolyn Pinto from the Hemispherectomy Foundation Australia speaks with host Dr Rebecca Overton about hemispherectomy brain surgery in children, from recognising complications to navigating the transition from paediatric to adult care:

• Learn when to consider hemispherectomy and its impact on medication resistant epilepsy
• Hear a parent’s lived experience, from daily seizures to seizure freedom
• Understand the long-term impacts of hemispherectomy
• Key GP considerations after surgery, including family support and lifelong care

Expert: Carolyn Pinto, Research Associate; Murdoch Children’s Research Institute; Secretary, Hemispherectomy Foundation Australia

Host: Dr Rebecca Overton, GP & Medical Educator

Total time: 37 mins

Recommended resources

• Hemispherectomy Foundation Australia
• Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI)
• Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne
• The Children’s Hospital at Westmead and Sydney Children’s Hospital
• The Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network
• Brisbane Children’s Hospital
• Bear Cottage