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Descriptor English:   Split-Brain Procedure 
Descriptor Spanish:   Procedimiento de Escisión Encefálica 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Procedimento de Encéfalo Dividido 
Synonyms English:   Split-Brain
Procedures, Split-Brain
Split Brain
Split Brain Procedure
Split-Brain Procedures  
Tree Number:   E04.525.770
Definition English:   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. 
See Related English:   Functional Laterality
 
History Note English:   2006 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AE adverse effects CL classification
CT contraindications EC economics
ED education ES ethics
HI history IS instrumentation
LJ legislation & jurisprudence MT methods
MO mortality NU nursing
PX psychology RH rehabilitation
ST standards SN statistics & numerical data
TD trends UT utilization
VE veterinary  
Record Number:   51223 
Unique Identifier:   D050812 

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