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A form of brain surgery in which an electric current is used to destroy the cortex of the cingulate gyrus and part of the corpus callosum
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cingulotomy — Formerly, a unilateral or bilateral surgical excision of the anterior half of the cingulate gyrus, but now accomplished by electrolytic destruction of the anterior cingulate gyrus and callosum. SYN … Medical dictionary
cingulotomy — cin·gu·lot·o·my … English syllables
cingulotomy — ˈläd.əmē, ätə noun ( es) Etymology: cingulum + o + tomy : surgical destruction of all or part (as the cingulum) of the cingulate gyrus … Useful english dictionary
Bilateral cingulotomy — Intervention ICD 9 CM 01.32 Bilateral cingulotomy is a form of psychosurgery, introduced in 1948 as an alternative to lobotomy. Today, it is mainly used in the treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder … Wikipedia
History of psychosurgery in the United Kingdom — Psychosurgery is a surgical operation that destroys brain tissue in order to alleviate the symptoms of mental disorder. [Mental Health Act 1983, section 57.] The lesions are usually, but not always, made in the frontal lobes. Tissue may be… … Wikipedia
cingulectomy — SYN: cingulotomy. [cingulum + G. ektome, excision] * * * cin·gu·lec·to·my .siŋ gyə lek tə mē n, pl mies CINGULOTOMY * * * n. surgical excision of the cingulum, the part of the brain concerned with anger and depression. The procedure has… … Medical dictionary
Psychosurgery — For the Tourniquet album, refer to Psycho Surgery. Psychosurgery is a subset of neurosurgery (surgery of the brain) intended to modulate the performance of the brain, and thus effect changes in cognition, with the intent to treat or alleviate… … Wikipedia
List of surgical procedures — Surgical procedures have long and possibly daunting names. The meaning of many surgical procedure names can often be understood if the name is broken into parts. For example in splenectomy, ectomy is a suffix meaning the removal of a part of the… … Wikipedia
Discectomy — Intervention Median sagittal section of two lumbar vertebræ and their ligaments. ( Intervertebral fibrocartilage , an old name for the intervertebral disc, labeled at center left.) ICD 9 CM … Wikipedia
List of -otomies — The suffix otomy is derived from the Greek suffix τόμος, tómos, meaning cutting, sharp, or separate . Medical procedures Amniotomy Androtomy Bilateral cingulotomy Bronchotomy Clitoridotomy Coeliotomy Colostomy Cordotomy Escharotomy Episiotomy… … Wikipedia
