They would cut the major pathway between the the hemispheres. This was a last resort treatment. It slows and or stops the wave of seizure "signals" from propagating through the whole brain and overwhelming it.
It was effective and people were able to have mostly normal lives, with a few interesting side effects, including possible split consciousness...
311was_an_inside_job t1_irxb80i wrote
Reply to comment by Paradox_Dolphin 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
They would cut the major pathway between the the hemispheres. This was a last resort treatment. It slows and or stops the wave of seizure "signals" from propagating through the whole brain and overwhelming it.
It was effective and people were able to have mostly normal lives, with a few interesting side effects, including possible split consciousness...