Hemispherectomy is a very rare surgical procedure where one cerebral hemisphere (half of the brain) is removed or disabled. This procedure is used to treat a variety of seizure disorders where the source of the epilepsy is localized to a broad area of a single hemisphere of the brain, among other disorders. It is solely reserved for extreme cases ...
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<procedure> Excision of one cerebral hemisphere; undertaken for malignant tumours, intractable epilepsy usually associated with infantile hemiplegia due to birth injury, and other cerebral conditions. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(hem″ĭ-sfēr-ek´tә-me) surgical removal of a cerebral hemisphere; done in intractable epilepsy.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: hem′ē-sfēr-ek′tŏ-mē Definitions: 1. Excision of one cerebral hemisphere; undertaken for malignant tumors, intractable epilepsy usually associated with infantile hemiplegia due to birth injury, and other cerebral conditions.
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hemispherectomy 1. The surgical removal of half the brain. 2. Excision of one cerebral hemisphere; undertaken for malignant tumors, intractable epilepsy usually associated with infantile hemiplegia due to birth injury, and other cerebral conditions. Surgeons have performed hemispherectomies hundreds of times for disorders that can not be controll...
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