hemispherectomy
noun
hemi·spher·ec·to·my
ˌhe-mi-sfi-ˈrek-tə-mē 
plural hemispherectomies
: surgical removal of a cerebral hemisphere
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The earlier in life a patient undergoes a hemispherectomy, the better.
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Eileen Finan, Peoplemag, 3 Dec. 2023
Brianna Bodley, who was diagnosed with Rasmussen’s encephalitis in August 2022, is in recovery from the functional hemispherectomy on Sept. 28, according to a GoFundMe page organized by her mother Crystal Bodley.
—Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 9 Oct. 2023
Another neuroscience case that Boaler discusses is Cameron Mott, who had a hemispherectomy (removal of the entire left hemisphere of the brain) at age 9, to treat epilepsy.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 26 Mar. 2016
Eileen Finan, Peoplemag, 3 Dec. 2023
Brianna Bodley, who was diagnosed with Rasmussen’s encephalitis in August 2022, is in recovery from the functional hemispherectomy on Sept. 28, according to a GoFundMe page organized by her mother Crystal Bodley.
—Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 9 Oct. 2023
Another neuroscience case that Boaler discusses is Cameron Mott, who had a hemispherectomy (removal of the entire left hemisphere of the brain) at age 9, to treat epilepsy.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 26 Mar. 2016
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hemispherectomy
noun
hemi·spher·ec·to·my
ˌhem-i-sfi-ˈrek-tə-mē
plural hemispherectomies
: surgical removal of a cerebral hemisphere (as to control severe epileptic seizures)
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