Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
neurosurgical procedure
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
frontal lobotomy
leucotomy |
| gptkbp:awarded |
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine_1949
|
| gptkbp:awardedBy |
gptkb:António_Egas_Moniz
|
| gptkbp:bannedIn |
many countries
|
| gptkbp:category |
history of psychiatry
controversial medical treatment obsolete medical procedure |
| gptkbp:controversy |
ethical issues
lack of informed consent irreversible effects |
| gptkbp:declinedAfter |
ethical concerns
introduction of antipsychotic drugs |
| gptkbp:developedBy |
gptkb:António_Egas_Moniz
|
| gptkbp:firstPerformed |
1935
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
prefrontal lobotomy
|
| gptkbp:notableFor |
gptkb:James_W._Watts
gptkb:Walter_Freeman |
| gptkbp:performedAt |
thousands of patients worldwide
|
| gptkbp:popularFor |
1940s
1950s |
| gptkbp:procedureInvolves |
severing connections in the prefrontal cortex
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:James_W._Watts
gptkb:transorbital_lobotomy gptkb:António_Egas_Moniz gptkb:Walter_Freeman psychosurgery |
| gptkbp:sideEffect |
death
apathy seizures impaired judgment loss of initiative personality changes emotional blunting |
| gptkbp:usedFor |
treatment of mental disorders
treatment of depression treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder treatment of schizophrenia |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:transorbital_lobotomy
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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