i saw this scary picture of a guy that had a lobotomy, and it scared me. i know its banned in the US but back in the 50s, what were the results of having this procedure?
2007-05-04 09:24:44 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
I think it was supposed to fix aggression but I think it just made you a vegetable. Here's what I got from answers.com:
lobotomy (lōbŏt'əmē, lə–) , surgical procedure for cutting nerve pathways in the frontal lobes of the brain. The operation has been performed on mentally ill patients whose behavioral patterns were not improved by other forms of treatment. The procedure as pioneered by Nobel laureate Egas Moniz in the 1930s consisted of drilling holes through the skull and severing or interfering with nerve fibers to the midbrain, particularly to the thalamus. In a later development, instruments were passed through the eye sockets to sever the connections.
Lobotomies were performed on numerous patients between 1936 and 1956. In approximately one half there was at least temporary relief of symptoms. However, some patients exhibited worse behavior after the operation, and others whose tensions were relieved by the surgery degenerated to a vegetative state. Since the mid-1950s such psychosurgery has been largely abandoned in favor of less radical means of treatment, e.g., the administration of tranquilizers and other chemical substances. Most psychiatrists today do not view lobotomy as an acceptable form of treatment.
2007-05-04 09:31:40 · answer #1 · answered by striasl 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
they remove a piece of the brain so u loose all functioning except stuff ur body does on its own like breathing or digestion
2007-05-04 11:31:12 · answer #2 · answered by ஐKatஐ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just take a look at George Bush. He is the reason it was banned.
2007-05-04 09:30:56 · answer #3 · answered by Shakespeare 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
some really good books at the library
2007-05-04 09:37:18 · answer #4 · answered by luckford2004 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋