Abstract |
A patient with Gilles de la Tourette syndrome and severe self-injurious compulsions who had failed to respond to drug treatment and behavioural therapy obtained a complete and sustained resolution of his destructive behaviour and improvement in his tics following bilateral limbic leucotomy.
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Authors | M Robertson, M Doran, M Trimble, A J Lees |
Journal | Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry
(J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry)
Vol. 53
Issue 8
Pg. 691-4
(Aug 1990)
ISSN: 0022-3050 [Print] England |
PMID | 2213047
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Compulsive Behavior
(surgery)
- Electrocoagulation
(methods)
- Frontal Lobe
(surgery)
- Gyrus Cinguli
(surgery)
- Humans
- Limbic System
(surgery)
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Male
- Postoperative Complications
(diagnosis)
- Psychosurgery
(methods)
- Self Mutilation
(surgery)
- Stereotaxic Techniques
- Tourette Syndrome
(surgery)
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