#hemispherectomy

Brain scans reveal how the human brain compensates when one hemisphere is removed

in honor of #TransVisibilityDay i’m reposting my selfies as a symbol that i will always be annoying especially when it comes my indentity and fundamental rights as a human being. it’s only been a year since i figured out who i was, but my fellow trans brothers and sisters have been fighting to survive forever. we will never go away.

keep being you, always. if you can’t be visible today, or any day, know that i see you. you are not forgotten. who you are is true no matter what anyone else might have to say about it. stay safe out there, and know that you are loved.

💐⚧ happy #TransVisibilityDay ! ⚧💐

Worried about severe epilepsy or uncontrollable seizures in children? Consult the best neurosurgeon in Bhubaneswar, Dr Srikant Swain, for expert evaluation and advanced care. Hemispherectomy is a specialized brain surgery advised in rare cases of drug-resistant epilepsy. Early diagnosis and timely treatment can help reduce seizures and improve a child’s quality of life. Ignoring persistent seizures may lead to long-term neurological complications.

Hemispherectomy involves removing or disconnecting the affected half of the brain to stop abnormal electrical signals that cause seizures. Children’s brains are highly adaptive, allowing the healthy hemisphere to gradually take over many essential functions. With proper surgery, rehabilitation, and follow-up care, patients can achieve better neurological outcomes.

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New Story has been published on https://enzaime.com/in-my-mind-i-am-a-star/

In my mind I am a star

As 6-year-old Cameron Mott sings and dances her way around her family’s North Carolina living room, it’s obvious she has some serious star power.

But things weren’t always this way. At age three she started having seizures and was diagnosed with cortical dysplasia, an abnormality in the development of the cerebral cortex.

“She was having six to 10 seizures a day,” says her dad, Casey. The seizures robbed Cameron’s family of their little girl. Every morning she was clear and bright, but then the first seizure would hit. Cameron would lose consciousness and fall to the floor.

“It was like she was being sucked to the ground by a magnet,” says her mom, Shelly. “She just hit so hard, so fast.”

To control the seizures, the family had to use a sedative.

“It was a huge amount,” Shelly says. “It would knock a grown man out.” Yet 35-pound Cameron was so adjusted to the drug that, instead of being knocked out, she was in a fog for hours or even days.

Despite the seizures, she continued to function typically, but around age five she started to decline to the level of a two- or three-year-old. And the seizures continued.

Shortly thereafter, she was diagnosed with Rasmussen’s syndrome, an autoimmune disorder that causes progressive neurologic deterioration as the body produces antibodies that attack its own brain cells.

When Shelly and Casey heard the diagnosis, they started a desperate search for answers.

“Everything we kept reading was really scaring us to death,” explains Shelly.

The answer they got was not easy to accept. Cameron’s best hope was a hemispherectomy, a surgery to remove half her brain. But they realized that the benefits far outweighed the risks.

The surgery left Cameron with hemiplegia – partial paralysis – on her left side. Initially, she could barely sit up, so she spent about a month at the Kennedy Krieger Institute – an internationally recognized leader in pediatric neurorehabilitation. While there, she had a unique opportunity to work in the Institute’s motion analysis laboratory on an unusual split-belt treadmill, a funny new machine that is doing some amazing things.

The treadmill is part of the lab’s innovative work researching how the brain learns walking patterns and how to teach it new ones.

With its two belts, the treadmill moves each leg at a different speed, causing the brain to adjust – temporarily eliminating a limp.

Over the course of two weeks, Cameron showed progress, her brain learning the new walking pattern. This is just the beginning as trials in the near future will explore the results of long-term training on the treadmill.

Cameron has recovered well. She is back in school, and the leg brace she wears is one of the few signs of everything she has been through. And Cameron isn’t letting anything stop her.

“She’s back to her silly singing and dancing self,” says Casey.

“All she talks about is ballet,” adds Shelly. “I’ve got to sign her up for classes.”

it’s 7:47 and i’m thinking about food and alcohol and also how i really wanna be kissed

you’d be the cutest boy & whAT FIC