Outcome in unipolar affective disorder after stereotactic tractotomy.
An evaluation of 15 patients treated by subcaudate stereotactic tractotomy (SST) for treatment-resistant unipolar affective disorder was made for frequency and severity of recurrence of illness. One-third had died by the time of assessment, but none by suicide. Two-thirds of the sample experienced a reduction in the severity of depressive episodes after the operation; only one-third reported a reduction in frequency of episodes.
Lovett
L M
LM
Department of Psychiatry, University of Liverpool.
Crimmins
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Shaw
D M
DM
D000328:Adult; D002421:Caudate Nucleus / Q000601:surgery*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques