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A Follow-Up Investigation of 330 Cases Treated by Prefrontal Leucotomy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 February 2018

E. Stengel*
Affiliation:
The Bethlem Royal and the Maudsley Hospital; Graylingwell Hospital, Chichester

Extract

Between 11 October, 1942 and 31 December, 1947, the operation of prefrontal leucotomy was carried out on 345 patients at the Graylingwell Hospital, Chichester. The technique was similar to that of the standard method of Freeman and Watts: in each case the operation was performed by Mr. A. G. Ross. The paper reports the results of a clinical follow-up investigation in 330 of the cases; the remaining 15 could not be traced.

Type
Part I.—Original Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1950 

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