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Am J Psychiatry 108:825-828, May 1952
doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.108.11.825
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TRANSORBITAL LOBOTOMY

The Problem of the Thick Orbital Plate

WALTER FREEMAN M. D., PH. D.1

1 The Department of Neurology and Neurological Surgery, George Washington University.

A method for overcoming the resistance presented by a thick and tough orbital plate in the performance of transorbital lobotomy is described. Its use in 70 cases has demonstrated its value.






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