1) Frontal lobotomy 2) Leukotomy 3) Lobotomy 4) Prefrontal leucotomy 5) Prefrontal leukotomy 6) Prefrontal lobotomy 7) Psychosurgery
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1) Leukotomy 2) Lobotomy
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Brain operation to sever the connections between the frontal lobe and underlying structures. It was widely used in the 1940s and 1950s to treat severe psychotic or depressive illness. Though it achieved some success, it left patients dull and apathetic; there was also a considerable risk of epilepsy. It was largely replaced by the use of psycho...
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