Lobotomies Pt. 1
Medical Mysteries
English - September 15, 2020 07:01 - 47 minutes - ★★★★ - 1.6K ratingsTrue Crime History Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In the 1940s, Portuguese neurologist António Egas Moniz received the Nobel Prize for his groundbreaking new treatment: the prefrontal lobotomy. His procedure was adopted by hospitals all over the world—but the treatment was controversial, and came to be known as one of medicine’s greatest mistakes.
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In the 1940s, Portuguese neurologist António Egas Moniz received the Nobel Prize for his groundbreaking new treatment: the prefrontal lobotomy. His procedure was adopted by hospitals all over the world—but the treatment was controversial, and came to be known as one of medicine’s greatest mistakes.
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