Psychosurgery

Synonyms

Gyrectomies

Gyrectomy

Leucotomies

Leucotomy

Leukotomies

Leukotomy

Lobotomies

Lobotomy

Psychosurgeries

Topectomies

Topectomy

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.