Abstract
The anatomical distribution of 25 stereotactic tractotomy lesions is described. The posterior half of these lesions lie in a subcaudate position and the anterior half, for the most part, lies beneath the central segment of frontal white matter.
MeSH terms
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Caudate Nucleus / diagnostic imaging
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Caudate Nucleus / surgery*
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Cerebral Ventricles / surgery
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Corpus Callosum / surgery
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Frontal Lobe / surgery
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Humans
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Mental Disorders / surgery
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Pneumoencephalography
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Psychosurgery*
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Stereotaxic Techniques*
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Yttrium Radioisotopes