The Lesion in Stereotactic Subcaudate Tractotomy
- 1 May 1975
- journal article
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 126 (5), 478-481
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.126.5.478
Abstract
Summary: The anatomical distribution of 25 stereotactic tractotomy lesions is described. The posterior half of these lesions lie in a subcaudate position and the anterior half, for the most part, lies beneath the central segment of frontal white matter.Keywords
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