The Phenomenon of Neuroplasticity

Hemispherectomy involves disconnecting one side of the brain (that is, one cerebral hemisphere) from the rest of the brain. In years past, surgeons usually removed a large part of the hemisphere. The name that resulted—anatomic hemispherectomy, cutting out a hemisphere—is still used. Today, however, much less tissue is removed. Instead, the surgeon mostly just cuts the connections from one hemisphere to the rest of the brain so that seizures arising in that hemisphere have nowhere to go. This procedure is called "functional hemispherectomy." There are several variations in the procedure.

Hemispherectomy is only considered for patients (usually children) who have severe epilepsy with seizures arising from only one side of the brain. It is performed only if that hemisphere is already functioning very poorly (because of both prior injury and continued seizure activity), so the patient loses little or no additional function.

The results are quite good. More than 75% of patients experience complete or nearly complete seizure control. The outlook for seizure control is less good if the patient has a progressive disorder such as Rasmussen's syndrome.

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[anandjee]

Absolutely true my friend

Doc

[elgaed69]

This proves that children should not simply be put in front of the TV from an early age, that children should be taught all basic morals and facts from as young an age as possible without baby-language and ignorant lies, etc

[Hawthorn930]

I'm doing a report on this video for Yr 12 Psych.. pretty amazing stuff!

[Bestmanme08]

Homosexuality is caused by neuroplasticity. Google "early organisational-activation theory" and see.

[Lovecraft365]

very extraordinary and fascinating indeed!

[tumblingafterG]

@UCSilver...& you know that how?

[UCSilver]

Chiropractic Neurology uses principles of neuroplasticity to induce growth in the brain and its functioning capabilities. Honestly, had Jodi been seen by a chiropractor before the surgery, she would have been able to easily overcome the seizures and keep her brain intact. Understand there are less invasive and more effective treatments out there.

[drcybyls]

@elgaed69 uh, how is that relevant to the video at all?

[TwistedMind6969]

I was very moved by this video. Absolutely inspiring and amazing. Neuroplasticity in action. Thank you for sharing!

[The3nlightened0ne]

Fucking beautiful

I love science!

[Tyromotion]

The neuroplasticity is an extraordinary hability that the nerve cells have. There is still much to be know about how it works. Fortunatly there are people strongly commited with this topic and looking forward to see results of them work. Have a look at Tyromotion work, in Internet or on facebook.