Abstract
A patient with Gilles de la Tourette syndrome and severe self-injurious compulsions who had failed to respond to drug treatment and behavioural therapy obtained a complete and sustained resolution of his destructive behaviour and improvement in his tics following bilateral limbic leucotomy.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Compulsive Behavior / surgery
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Electrocoagulation / methods
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Frontal Lobe / surgery
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Gyrus Cinguli / surgery
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Humans
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Limbic System / surgery*
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
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Psychosurgery / methods*
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Self Mutilation / surgery
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Stereotaxic Techniques
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Tourette Syndrome / surgery*