leukotome

instrument

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In lobotomy
…created an instrument called a leukotome (leucotome), designed specifically to disrupt the tracts of neuronal fibres connecting the prefrontal cortex and thalamus of the brain. Moniz and Lima operated on nearly 40 patients by 1937; however, the results were mixed, with some patients improving, others showing no change in symptoms,…
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In Walter Jackson Freeman II: The rise of prefrontal lobotomy
…an instrument known as the leukotome, which contained a deployable wire loop designed to cut sections of tissue. (Later models used a steel band to compress tissue cores.) The procedure of drilling holes in the front of the head and creating cores of brain matter with the instrument became known…
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