Split-Brain Procedure

Complete severing of the CORPUS CALLOSUM. In humans it is usually performed to treat medically intractable, multifocal EPILEPSY. EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL MODELS of split brain preparations are used in research.

Year introduced: 2006

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Tree Number(s): E04.525.770

MeSH Unique ID: D050812

Entry Terms:

• Procedures, Split-Brain
• Split Brain Procedure
• Split-Brain Procedures
• Split-Brain
• Split Brain

Previous Indexing:

• Corpus Callosum (1966-2005)

See Also:

• Functional Laterality

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Neurosurgical Procedures
Split-Brain Procedure