Corpus Callosotomy

 

When Damonito was 3, a partial corpus callosotomy was done to help control his seizures. A portion of the membrane between the hemispheres of the brain was severed with the idea that it might keep seizures from traveling from one side of the brain to the other. A partial is usually done first because it basically cuts your brain in half which can create all sorts of issues with learning. At 3, it made sense do only do a partial corpus callosotomy because there was no way to know where he would end up developmentally.  

At 11, we know he will never be able to read. We know he'll never ride a bike or drive a car. So  the decision to do this was an easy one.