An Epileptic Patient Has Undergone a Complete Corpus Callosotomy, a Surgical

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Multiple Choice

An epileptic patient has undergone a complete corpus callosotomy, a surgical procedure that results in the complete disconnection of the corpus callosum. Which statement best describes the behaviors you would observe in this type of patient?

• A)Since communication between the hemispheres has been disconnected, the patient will be unable to speak; you must have both sides of the brain working in order to form words.
• B)This area of the brain controls higher- order thinking therefore the patient will have no interest in solving problems.
• C)This area of the brain determines personality therefore the patient will undergo changes in personality, usually becoming more aggressive.
• D)Since communication between the hemispheres has been disconnected, the patient cannot name what the right side of the brain is seeing.
• E)This area of the brain controls the ability to see things in three dimensions; it is likely this patient will always be running into items.

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