Early landowners in this Vernon Township settlement included Dennis Carsey (Kersey) born in Georgia in 1789 and William Hood, the son of the Revolutionary War veteran (same name) from Jefferson County, Indiana. Carsey purchased a total of 80 acres of federal land buying 40 acres in 1834, and again in 1837.
Hemispherectomy is a very rare neurosurgical procedure in which one cerebral hemisphere (half of the brain) is removed, disconnected, or disabled. This procedure is used to treat a variety of seizure disorders where the source of the epilepsy is localized to a broad area of a single hemisphere of the brain, notably Rasmussen's encephalitis. About one in three patients with epilepsy will continue to have persistent seizures despite epileptic drug therapy.
Deep brain stimulation is an off-label procedure for Tourette's syndrome, cluster headaches and chronic pain. That means it is not yet an FDA-approved treatment for these conditions. Deep brain stimulation may not be right for everyone. Our multidisciplinary team considers the history, needs, and expectations of each patient before recommending surgery. You may be a candidate for deep brain stimulation if: 1  Your cognitive function is still intact. If it's not, the surgery can worsen cognitive decline. 2  Your brain MRI that does not show signs of significant cerebrovascular disease or other neurodegenerative disease. 3  You are medically fit for 3-6 hours of awake surgery.