callosotomy

• Procedimiento médico que consiste en seccionar el cuerpo calloso para interrumpir la comunicación entre los hemisferios cerebrales, generalmente realizado para tratar la epilepsia grave que no responde a otros tratamientos.

A medical procedure involving the severing of the corpus callosum to disrupt communication between the cerebral hemispheres, typically performed to treat severe intractable epilepsy.

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   A surgical operation that severs the corpus callosum to disrupt communication between the brain's two hemispheres, typically performed to treat severe, drug-resistant epilepsy.

   Callosotomía

   • The patient underwent a callosotomy to control her frequent seizures.
   • A callosotomy is considered only when other epilepsy treatments have failed.
   • After the callosotomy, the patient's seizure frequency was significantly reduced.