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LOBOTOMY
Author(s) -
K HUBER
Publication year - 1954
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1954.tb85310.x
Subject(s) - lobotomy , psychology , psychosurgery , neuroscience
Lobotomy was the first psychosurgical method which aroused interest. It was developed by António Egas Moniz in 1935. Lobotomy was understood to be a promising treatment in schizophrenia and in 1940-ies and -50-ies about 1600 patients were operated in Finland. In 1960-ies psychopharmacas set aside the operation. The lobotomized brain, radiological and neuropathological documents of the operation are destined to disappear.