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EEG Selection for Corpus Callosotomy

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Book cover Epilepsy and the Corpus Callosum 2

Part of the book series: Advances in Behavioral Biology ((ABBI,volume 45))

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A consistent ethos has characterized the approach to callosotomy since the beginning. As reported in several previous studies, the effect of corpus callosum division on the appearance of electroencephalographic epileptiform discharges is quite dramatic.1–10 In 1940 when VanWagenen and Herren11 published their first ten cases of corpus callosum division based upon purely clinical grounds, they stated “as a rule, consciousness is not lost when the spread of the epileptic wave is not great or when it is limited to one cerebral cortex.” Consequently, the concept of a dramatic electrophysiologic change as a consequence of corpus callosum division has been pervasive since the beginning of this procedure. Is this effect, however, more apparent than real?

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Gates, J.R. (1995). EEG Selection for Corpus Callosotomy. In: Reeves, A.G., Roberts, D.W. (eds) Epilepsy and the Corpus Callosum 2. Advances in Behavioral Biology, vol 45. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1427-9_13

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