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B. Parkinson's disease
C. Arthritis
D. Dementia


ANS: A
Rationale: Callosotomy is a surgical procedure performed in those with intractable epilepsy when the excessive neuronal activity that characterizes epilepsy cannot be controlled by medication or by surgical damage of a single cortical site.

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