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The epilepsy group at the Medical College of Ohio has been concerned both with the effectiveness of corpus callosum section (CCS) for seizure control and with its repercussions on the patient’s personality and cognitive functions. We have considered the possible effects of the divided state of the brain on the whole person.
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Ferguson, S.M., Rayport, M., Corrie, W.S. (1985). Neuropsychiatric Observations on Behavioral Consequences of Corpus Callosum Section for Seizure Control. In: Reeves, A.G. (eds) Epilepsy and the Corpus Callosum. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2419-5_28
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