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An orbitoclast was a surgical instrument used for performing transorbital lobotomies. Because actual ice picks were used in initial experimentation and because of continued close resemblance to ice pick shafts, the procedure was dubbed "ice pick lobotomy".

Dec 21, 2024 · Lobotomy is a surgical procedure performed on the brain. The brain has several lobes, each with different functions. The frontal lobe was the part of the brain targeted in the standard lobotomy...

A lobotomy (from Greek λοβός (lobos) ' lobe ' and τομή (tomē) ' cut, slice ') or leucotomy is a discredited form of neurosurgical treatment for psychiatric disorder or neurological disorder (e.g. epilepsy, depression) that involves severing connections in the brain's prefrontal cortex. [1]

Lobotomy, surgical procedure in which the nerve pathways in a lobe or lobes of the brain are severed from those in other areas. The procedure was formerly used as a radical therapeutic measure to help patients with severe mental illness.

May 8, 2020 · The Orbitoclast, a lobotomy tool, was hammered into the upper part of the eye socket about seven cm into the brain and wiggled around to destroy brain tissue. It was an imprecise tool for a gruesome procedure that caused horrible suffering and death.

Doctors used these instruments to perform the lobotomy procedure on patients diagnosed with particular psychiatric conditions. The procedure was introduced in 1935 and popularized in the United States by Walter J. Freeman in the 1940s.

May 6, 2022 · What is a lobotomy? A lobotomy is psychosurgery, or brain surgery, designed to treat a psychological condition. It involves using a sharp surgical tool to sever the neural connections between...

A leucotome or McKenzie leucotome is a surgical instrument used for performing leucotomies (also known as lobotomy) and other forms of psychosurgery.

Here is your chance to buy a Lobotomy tool set. An orbitoclast is a surgical instrument used for performing transorbital lobotomies. It was invented by Dr. Walter Freeman in 1948 transorbital lobotomy procedure. The hammer and Orbitoclast are made of stainless steel.