A three-year-old boy had his brain cut in HALF to treat his epilepsy' .

A three-year-old boy with epilepsy has been free of seizures for six months after surgeons ‘disconnected’ half of his brain.

Ernie Djedje, from Sheffield, had up to 100 devastating seizures a day before the pioneering surgery.

Each severe seizure caused him to forget all of the skills he had learnt meaning his parents, Kelly and Franck, had to keep teaching him to sit up and crawl over and over again.

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Every time Ernie had a severe fit he forgot all of the skills he had learnt meaning his parents had to teach him basic skills over and over again. He is pictured shortly after his operation

In a desperate bid to help their son, Mr and Mrs Djedje agreed to allow him to have the eight hour procedure which was carried out in August at Birmingham Children’s Hospital.

Mrs Djedje said: ‘Ernie’s has not had one seizure since his operation in June 2013 and it has transformed his life.

‘There is a huge difference in Ernie, it’s like having a different child as his development was affected but he’s now learning new things all the time.

‘Before the operation he had the abilities of a three-month-old, but since then he’s been making improvements all the time.