A Neurosurgical Unit was opened at Purdysburn Hospital in October, 1948, to carry out pre-frontal leucotomy on suitable cases. By the end of June, 1950, 60 cases had been treated of whom 31 were from Purdysburn and 29 from County Mental Hospitals. Wbile it is recognised that the time since operation is much too short to attempt to draw dogmatic conclusions, nevertheless a preliminary report on ...
