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Brain Lobotomy: A Historical and Moral Dilemma with No Alternative?
Terrier LM, Lévêque M, Amelot A. Terrier LM, et al. World Neurosurg. 2019 Dec;132:211-218. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.08.254. Epub 2019 Sep 10. World Neurosurg. 2019. PMID: 31518743 Review.
The lobotomy techniques were numerous, varying from classic lobotomy to the transorbital injection of radioactive iridium 194. CONCLUSION: We have discussed the psychiatric, societal, and media contexts that led to the emergence of lobotomy. ...
The lobotomy techniques were numerous, varying from classic lobotomy to the transorbital injection of radioactive iridium 194. …