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Cerebral Decortication

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Definition: Partial or total removal, ablation, or destruction of the cerebral cortex; may be chemical. It is not used with animals that do not possess a cortex, i.e., it is used only with mammals.  "partial or total removal, ablation or destruction of the cerebral cortex; may be chemical"; usually exper; coord IM or NIM with specific part of brain with probably /physiol (IM)   
Examples Hemispherectomy 		Other names Decortication, Cerebral Cortex; Decortications, Cerebral Cortex; Decortications, Cerebral; Decortication, Cerebral; Cortex Decortications, Cerebral; Cortex Decortication, Cerebral; Cerebral Decortications; Cerebral Cortex Decortications; Cerebral Cortex Decortication

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