transorbital lobotomy

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf neurosurgical procedure
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:ice_pick_lobotomy
gptkbp:complication death
seizures
personality changes
gptkbp:controversy ethical concerns
high risk of complications
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:criticizedFor medical community
gptkbp:declineInUse late 1950s
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Walter_Freeman
gptkbp:firstPerformed 1946
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 1940s
1950s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label transorbital lobotomy
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:orbitoclast
gptkbp:procedureInvolves inserting a sharp instrument through the eye socket
severing connections in the prefrontal cortex
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:prefrontal_lobotomy
gptkbp:replacedBy antipsychotic medications
gptkbp:usedFor treatment of psychiatric disorders
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Walter_Jackson_Freeman_II
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5