For What Medical Purpose Have Surgeons Sometimes Cut the Corpus

question 60

Multiple Choice

For what medical purpose have surgeons sometimes cut the corpus callosum?

• A) to control aggressive behavior
• B) to control epilepsy
• C) to reduce blood pressure
• D) to relieve the problems caused by a prefrontal lobotomy

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