A woman was born without a cerebellum, She couldn't walk straight her whole life and couldn't talk until she was 7. They did not find out that the cerebellum was missing until she was 24. The space where the cerebellum should be was empty. The cerebellum is very important because it works the motor control and balance. Problems in the cerebellum can lead to severe mental impairment, movement disorders, epilepsy or a potentially fatal build up of fluid in the brain. Only 9 people have ever lived without a cerebellum.
Corpus Collosum
It connects the right and left cerebral hemispheres. It is the largest white matter structure in the brain. People who are missing it can have either mild or very severe futures. Te condition is called agenesis. The surgical operation called corpus callosotomy is used as a last resort to treat epilepsy. This causes the split brain syndrome. The left hemisphere of the brain controls the right side of the body, and the right hemisphere of the brain controls the left side of the body. It is also important to realize that the left side of the brain is dominant in understanding language. The right side is more dominant in creativity, Without the corpus collosum there would be no split brain.
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