Want to learn how it’s possible to have half of your brain removed? Join hosts Anna Zarov and Olivia Horrigan as they unpack another eventful episode in this week's Myth vs Medicine: Debunking Grey's Anatomy podcast show. In this episode, we will cover:

• Complications surrounding out-of-country surgical procedures
• A rare brain disease and options for treatment
• Reporting a fellow physician for concerns of intoxication
• Competition between residency classmates

Grab your favorite snack, beverage, or listening buddy and press play! It's a beautiful day to learn what is myth… and what is medicine.

Sources:

• https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/642713/greys-anatomy-tv-show-facts
• https://www.texaschildrens.org/departments/epilepsy-center/conditions-we-treat/rasmussen’s-encephalitis#:~:text=Rasmussen's encephalitis is a chronic,activity including chronic%2C focal seizures.
• https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/rasmussens-encephalitis
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4005780/
• https://chasa.org/medical/hemispherectomy/#:~:text=The rehabilitation can take as,be affected by the surgery.
• https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/6092-rasmussens-encephalitis
• https://www.healthline.com/health/stomach-stapling#vs-other-bariatric-surgeries
• https://asmbs.org/resources/story-of-obesity-surgery/#:~:text=Mason and Ito initially developed,limb of intestine (RYGBP).
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29933896/#:~:text=There were 9.8%25 early complications,that underwent laparoscopic gastric bypass.
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7242305/#:~:text=The high level of functioning,complex anatomical and functional rearrangement.

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