glitter_h1ppo t1_irzjx2j wrote on October 12, 2022 at 5:21 AM

Reply to comment by Jaded_Prompt_15 in For children who had a major stroke to the left hemisphere of their brain within days of their birth, the infant's brain was 'plastic' enough for the right hemisphere to acquire the language abilities ordinarily handled by the left side while also maintaining its own language abilities as well. by Wagamaga

Hemispherectomies are still performed today for intractable seizures, particularly in children. It's not an archaic medical practice. At the stage that the procedure is performed, there has usually already been a lot of brain damage to one side of the brain so the loss of function isn't as much as you'd think.