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The Lesion in Stereotactic Subcaudate Tractotomy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

R. L. G. Newcombe
R. L. G. Newcombe*
Affiliation:
Regional Neurosurgical Centre, Brook General Hospital, Shooters Hill Road, Woolwich, SE18 4IW
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Summary

The anatomical distribution of 25 stereotactic tractotomy lesions is described. The posterior half of these lesions lie in a subcaudate position and the anterior half, for the most part, lies beneath the central segment of frontal white matter.

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Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 126 , Issue 5 , May 1975 , pp. 478 - 481
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1975 

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Footnotes

A synopsis of this paper was published in the December 1974 Journal.

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