Post-lobotomy epilepsy illustrated by the story of Ellinor Hamsun, the daughter of the famous Norwegian author Knut Hamsun
In Scandinavia, at least 11.500 people were lobotomized in the period 1939–1983. Beside grave personality changes, the surgery caused epilepsy in 10–35% of the patients. Moreover, many died due to perioperative bleedings, convulsive status epilepticus or SUDEP. Most of the stories of these people ar...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213323216301049 |