Posted by lukeds on November 11, 2006, at 17:52:08
In reply to Re: Is this true or is it only an urban legend? » lukeds, posted by yxibow on November 11, 2006, at 5:46:42
But if the psychosurgery (the lobotomy is just one of many) is so bad, why the Masschusetts General Hospital, that is one of the best in the world, if not the best, still do psychosurgeries?
http://neurosurgery.mgh.harvard.edu/Functional/psysurg.htm
Anterior Cingulotomy:
In over 800 cingulotomies performed at the MGH since 1962, there have been no deaths and no infections. Two acute subdural hematomas occurred early on in the series secondary to laceration of a cortical artery at the time of introduction of ventricular needles but only one patient suffered permanent neurologic impairment. An independent analysis of 34 patients who underwent cingulotomy demonstrated no significant behavioral or intellectual deficits as a result of the cingulate lesions themselves. [Teuber and Corkin] They subsequently evaluated 57 patients before and after cingulotomy and found no evidence of lasting neurological or behavioral deficits after surgery. A comparison of preoperative and post-operative Weschler IQ scores demonstrated significant gains postoperatively. This improvement was greatest in patients with chronic pain and depression but negligible in those with the diagnosis of schizophrenia.Greetings. lukeds.
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