Leucotome
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leucotome-278-17692166
title:
Leucotome
text:
A leucotome or McKenzie leucotome is a surgical instrument used for performing leucotomies and other forms of psychosurgery. Invented by Canadian neurosurgeon Dr. Kenneth G. McKenzie in the 1940s, the leucotome has a narrow shaft which is inserted into the brain through a hole in the skull, and then a plunger on the back of the leucotome is depressed to extend a wire loop or metal strip into the brain. The leucotome is then rotated, cutting a core of brain tissue. This type was used by the Nobel
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encyclopedia
description:
Surgical instrument
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucotome
date created:
date modified:
2023-11-05T12:34:16Z
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