A new lesion for the psychosurgical operation of stereotactic subcaudate tractotomy (SST)

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 335-339

  Malhi, G S ^a   Bartlett, J R ^b  

^a SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; Depression; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Radiofrequency; Subcaudate tractotomy; Yttrium

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FRONTAL LOBE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; OBSESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ELECTROCOAGULATION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0031873036     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688699844844     Document Type: Article

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