psychosurgical
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psychosurgical — adjective see psychosurgery … New Collegiate Dictionary
psychosurgical — adj. of brain surgery designed to treat mental illnesses … English contemporary dictionary
History of psychosurgery in the United Kingdom — Psychosurgery is a surgical operation that destroys brain tissue in order to alleviate the symptoms of mental disorder. [Mental Health Act 1983, section 57.] The lesions are usually, but not always, made in the frontal lobes. Tissue may be… … Wikipedia
Frontal lobe — Infobox Brain Name = Frontal lobe Latin = lobus frontalis GraySubject = 189 GrayPage = 821 MapPos = MapCaption = Principal fissures and lobes of the cerebrum viewed laterally. (Frontal lobe is blue.) Caption = Caption2 = Orbital surface of left… … Wikipedia
psychosurgery — The treatment of mental disorders by operation upon the brain, e.g., lobotomy. * * * psy·cho·sur·gery sərj (ə )rē n, pl ger·ies cerebral surgery employed in treating psychic symptoms psy·cho·sur·gi·cal sər ji kəl adj … Medical dictionary
psychosurgery — noun Date: 1936 cerebral surgery employed in treating psychic symptoms • psychosurgeon noun • psychosurgical adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
Psychosurgery — For the Tourniquet album, refer to Psycho Surgery. Psychosurgery is a subset of neurosurgery (surgery of the brain) intended to modulate the performance of the brain, and thus effect changes in cognition, with the intent to treat or alleviate… … Wikipedia
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History of electroconvulsive therapy in the United Kingdom — Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT, in the past sometimes called electric convulsion therapy or electroplexy) is a controversial psychiatric treatment in which seizures are induced with electricity.Carney S and Geddes J (2003) Editorial:… … Wikipedia
Психохирургия (Psychosurgery) — лечение психических расстройств с помощью операций на головном мозге. Возникающее после этих операций состояние у больного является необратимым, поэтому такие операции выполняются лишь в случае очень сильных и не поддающихся никакому другому… … Медицинские термины
