Interhemispheric commissurotomy for congenital hemiplegics with intractable epilepsy.
Five patients with congenital hemiplegia and intractable epilepsy had interhemispheric commissurotomy (the split-brain operation). After intervals of 2 to 12 years, the response has been excellent in four cases. One patient had moderate benefit. There were no late complications. Commissurotomy seems to be substantially better than hemispherectomy for this syndrome.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans