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

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.