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Coimbatore’s path breaking epileptic surgeries that can “manipulate” brain
April 3, 2018
Dr. Rajesh Shankar Iyer, Neurologist and Epileptologist, PSG Hospitals, gives an insight into the causes and consequences of epilepsy. Around 10 % to 15% of the epileptic patients, who don’t respond to drugs are evaluated for surgery. These few may undergo surgeries such as temporal lobectomy,removal of one part of the brain; hemispherectomy, removal or disabling of cerebral hemisphere; and callosotomy where the bridge between the brain is separated , esp for children who are prone to frequent falls.
