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Effects of transcallosal surgery on interhemispheric transfer of information
H S Levin1, A J Mattson, M Levander
1Division of Neurosurgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555-0473.
Surgical Neurology
|July 1, 1993
Abstract:
The effects of transcallosal surgery on interhemispheric transfer of information were investigated in five patients who underwent partial section of the corpus callosum for evacuation of a brain tumor. In comparison with normal controls, postoperative findings indicated subtle motor and/or sensory manifestations of hemispheric disconnection which tended to resolve overtime. However, in no case were the disconnection effects disabling in the performance of daily activities.