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Epilepsy Medicine Glossary
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Functional hemispherectomy
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A surgical procedure that disconnects one brain hemisphere while leaving most tissue in place. Used for severe hemispheric epilepsy.
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Refractory epilepsy
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Epilepsy that fails to respond to adequate trials of anti-seizure medications.
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