corpus callosotomy

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf neurosurgical procedure
gptkbp:alternativeTo gptkb:vagus_nerve_stimulation
medication therapy
gptkbp:canBe partial
complete
gptkbp:complication disconnection syndrome
memory impairment
hemiparesis
speech disturbance
gptkbp:firstPerformed 1940
gptkbp:followedBy rehabilitation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label corpus callosotomy
gptkbp:indication drop attacks
refractory epilepsy
gptkbp:notableContributor gptkb:Roger_Sperry
gptkbp:notRecommendedFor generalized absence seizures
gptkbp:performedAt gptkb:corpus_callosum
gptkbp:performedBy gptkb:neuroscientist
gptkbp:procedureType palliative
non-curative
gptkbp:relatedTo split-brain research
gptkbp:requires craniotomy
gptkbp:result reduction in seizure frequency
gptkbp:riskFactor age
pre-existing neurological deficits
gptkbp:usedFor treatment of epilepsy
reduction of seizure spread
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:corpus_callosum
gptkb:Joseph_E._Bogen
gptkb:Lennox-Gastaut_syndrome
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7