Preferred Name |
hemispherectomy |
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Synonyms |
brain surgery |
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Definitions |
neurosurgical procedure that removes or disconnects the epileptogenic cerebral cortex of a hemisphere; usually performed for patients with intractable unilateral epilepsy due to malformations of cortical development or brain lesions; depending on the epileptogenic area in the hemisphere, cortical removal can be total or partial. |
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ID |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/CSP/0495-5302 |
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altLabel |
brain surgery |
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cui |
C0195775 C0175763 |
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definition |
neurosurgical procedure that removes or disconnects the epileptogenic cerebral cortex of a hemisphere; usually performed for patients with intractable unilateral epilepsy due to malformations of cortical development or brain lesions; depending on the epileptogenic area in the hemisphere, cortical removal can be total or partial. |
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DID |
0495-5302 |
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Inverse of RB | ||
notation |
0495-5302 |
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prefLabel |
hemispherectomy |
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tui |
T061 |
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subClassOf |