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Definition: Callosotomy |
CallosotomyNoun1. Severing the corpus callosum so that communication between the cerebral hemispheres is interrupted (in cases of severe intractable epilepsy). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: CallosotomySynonym: callosectomy (n). (additional references) |
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Health | Initial charges are similar to those for callosotomy but are increased by subsequent charges of dealing with late complications. (references) | |
In patients with intractable unilateral, multifocal epilepsy associated with infantile hemiplegia, hemispherectomy or callosotomy may be beneficial. (references) | ||
Corpus callosotomy, Corpus callosotomy, or severing the network of neural connections between the right and left halves, or hemispheres, of the brain, is done primarily in children with severe seizures that start in one half of the brain and spread to the other side. Corpus callosotomy can end drop attacks and other generalized seizures. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
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callosotomy corpus | 3 |
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Pig Latin | allosotomycay.(various references) | |
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+5 letters: monopolistically. | |
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HTML Code (1990) (references)C a l l o s o t o m y |
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