Limbic Leucotomy
Limbic leucotomy is a neurosurgical procedure belonging to the class of psychiatric neurosurgeries that involves targeted ablation of components within the limbic system, distinguished from other leucotomies by its specific focus on anterior limb of the internal capsule and related limbic pathways to modulate affective and obsessive-compulsive symptoms.
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PHENOTHIAZINE DYSKINESIA AFTER LEUCOTOMY
J F BOURDILLON · The Lancet · 1964 · 397 citations
Surgical Approaches in Psychiatry
Vernon H. Mark · JAMA · 1974 · 306 citations
Medicine, Psychiatry, Surgery +9
LEUCOTOMY IN PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDERS
William Sargant · The Lancet · 1951 · 179 citations
Chronic Neurosis Treated with Leucotomy
William Sargant, Camisa Stewart · BMJ · 1947 · 154 citations · Full text
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Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, United States
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Atkins (United Kingdom)
London, United Kingdom
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Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, United States
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Catholic University of Korea
Seoul, South Korea
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Cyclotron (Netherlands)
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Atkins (United States)
Tampa, United States
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McLean Hospital
Belmont, United States
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BJP · 5 publications · 551 citations
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