EST,+Lobotomy,+Leucotomy

Riddle Me This!

1. How is electroshock therapy preformed

2. What part of the brain is lobotomized?

3. Describe the process of a lobotomy.

4. What is the difference between a lobotomy and a Leucotomy?

5. Are any of these treatments still used today?

What is Electroshock therapy?

Psychiatric treatment in which seizures are electrically induced in the brain in anesthetized patients for therapeutic effects as well as to cure severe mental disorders

Lobotomy?

A surgical operation involving incision(cutting) into the prefrontal lobe of the brain, formerly used to treat mental illness, also this was performed by Walter Freeman - he would peel through the eyelid with an ice pick and tap through the brain with a hammer type tool. This became more popular around 1945 .


 * Using some** ** eldritch **** and forbidden sorcery gifted to us by Elder Gods in the days long ago, we can see a 3D model of the Frontal Lobe which is cut into during a lobotomy. I'm not even sure of how it works and honestly, I'm quite frightened of it. **

Leucotomy? The surgical operation of cutting some of the nerve fibers in the frontal lobes of the brain for treating severe mental disorders

Are these treatments still used today?

Lobotomies and Leucotomies are no longer preformed in the US, but over 100,000 people a year are given electroshock therapy.

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Works cited

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"Lobotomy - PBS Documentary on Walter Freeman." //YouTube //. YouTube, 27 Jan. 2008. Web. 07 May 2013.