Psychosurgery
| Definition: |
Treatment of chronic, severe and intractable psychiatric disorders by surgical removal or interruption of certain areas or pathways in the brain, especially in the prefrontal lobes. |
| Notes: |
coord IM with specific lobe /surg (NIM); DF: PSYCHOSURG |
| Also Called: |
Leukotomy,Lobotomy,Gyrectomy,Topectomy |
Psychosurgery Definitions and Terms
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