The decision to disconnect half of 9-year-old Griffin McConnell’s brain in an effort to halt severe epileptic seizures was a complex process involving many tests and intense discussion among the staff ...

A new study by Johns Hopkins Children's Center scientists confirms the lasting benefits of hemispherectomy, a dramatic operation in which half the brain is removed to relieve frequent severe ...

Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Children's Center report that hemispherectomy – a procedure in which half the brain is removed -– may reduce or eliminate severe seizures even in older children with ...

Mora Leeb, now 16, was 9 months old when she underwent a hemispherectomy. Her doctors explain why such a drastic operation was her best chance for a full life Elinor Carucci When Ann and Seth Leeb’s ...

Baby Zahra Batool’s seizures just wouldn’t stop. None of the eight medicines her doctors tried made a difference. And her parents, Sumaira Bibi and Chuahdary Abdul Waheed, noticed the seizures were ...

Many people think of their brain as an overstuffed attic. Every square-inch is either crammed with information or working overtime to help the body function properly. So is it even conceivable that a ...

A six-year-old girl in California has undergone a radical procedure in which half of her brain was removed after being diagnosed with a rare condition that causes debilitating seizures. Brianna Bodley ...

A GIRL has undergone a radical operation to disconnect half her brain and stop debilitating seizures. Brianna Bodley, six, went under the knife in California on September 28 to treat her devastating ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mora Leeb, now 16, was 9 months old when she underwent a hemispherectomy. Her doctors explain why such a drastic operation was her ...

A new study by Johns Hopkins Children's Center scientists confirms the lasting benefits of hemispherectomy, a dramatic operation in which half the brain is removed to relieve frequent severe seizures ...