The Procedure Introduced by Neurologist Antonio De Egas Moniz in 1935

question 148

Multiple Choice

The procedure introduced by neurologist Antonio de Egas Moniz in 1935, in which the frontal lobes of the brain are severed from the lower centers of the brain in people with psychosis is called:

• A)partial lobectomy.
• B)prefrontal lobotomy.
• C)vagus nerve stimulation.
• D)craniotomy.

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