Hi
On Thu, 28 Mar 2002, Dennis Goff wrote:
Jim Clark posted a message that indicated that neurosurgery is being used
increasingly as a treatment for intractable epilepsy. I don't have a
reference handy, but as I understand that procedure is not a split brain
procedure. Rather the current
Tipsfriends,
Sorry about above but it seems to fit, and you know, I am not, how would one put it, a well woman.
But anyway a student wants to know if they still do the split brain operations on some persons with epilepsy. I know that they do some really radical stuff on very young children
I believe the operation (the results of which have always fascinated me,
referring of course, to the work of Sperry, Gazzaniga, Bogen, etc.)
is rare nowadays due to effective antiseizure medication (e.g., Dilantin).
Mike Lee
On Wed, 27 Mar 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Tipsfriends,
Sorry
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From: Michael Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 5:07 PM
Subject: Re: still drilling us cranially
I believe the operation (the results of which have always fascinated me,
referring
Hi
I was curious, so did a little browsing. From,
http://www.epilepsy.ca/eng/surgical.html
start quote-
When is Surgery Necessary in the Treatment of Epilepsy?
There are approximately 300,000 Canadians who suffer from
epilepsy and about 40% have seizures that
