Corpus Callosum and Epilepsy

Abstract

Corpus Callostomy is a palliative surgical procedure for the treatment of medically refractory epilepsy. In this procedure, the corpus callosum is cut through in an effort to limit the spread of epileptic activity between the two halves of the brain. The loss of connection between the two hemispheres leads to a major complication known as Split-Brain syndrome. Since the start of performing Callostomy as a treatment for epilepsy, several studies and researches have been done to better understand the phenomenon of split-brain syndrome. Moreover, the interesting changes in the brains of split-brain patients helped to form a better understanding of the perception and consciousness of the brain, and knowing the functional specialization of the cerebral hemispheres