Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
medical procedure
psychosurgical procedure |
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:transorbital_lobotomy
|
| gptkbp:bannedIn |
many countries
|
| gptkbp:complication |
death
apathy cognitive impairment seizures loss of initiative personality changes incontinence |
| gptkbp:controversy |
ethical concerns
high risk of complications |
| gptkbp:declineInUse |
1950s
|
| gptkbp:developedBy |
gptkb:Walter_Freeman
|
| gptkbp:firstPerformed |
1946
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
example of controversial psychiatric treatment
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
ice pick lobotomy
|
| gptkbp:mediaType |
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (film and novel)
|
| gptkbp:notableFor |
gptkb:Walter_Freeman
|
| gptkbp:notablePatient |
gptkb:Rosemary_Kennedy
|
| gptkbp:performedAt |
thousands of patients in the United States
|
| gptkbp:performedWith |
mallet
ice pick-like instrument |
| gptkbp:performedWithout |
anesthesia (sometimes)
|
| gptkbp:procedureInvolves |
inserting a sharp instrument through the eye socket
severing connections in the prefrontal cortex |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:prefrontal_lobotomy
psychosurgery |
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
antipsychotic medications
modern psychiatric treatments |
| gptkbp:usedFor |
treatment of mental illness
treatment of depression treatment of anxiety disorders treatment of schizophrenia |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:transorbital_lobotomy
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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