LEUCOTOMY FOR PAIN
Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & PsychiatryPublished 1 November 1958Open access
Alick Elithorn, Eric Glithero, E. Slater
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Leucotomy is advised for a patient whose main complaint is pain generally as a last resort and not because careful consideration shows that this is the treatment of choice, but when all other possible procedures have been tried and have failed.
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