See Also: prefrontal leukotomy(medicine)
leukotomy(medicine)
transorbital leukotomy(medicine)
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prefrontal(medicine)
Prefrontal cortex(medicine)
prefrontal lobotomy(medicine)
prefrontal area(medicine)
prefrontal veins(medicine)

spastic diplegia (medicine) and prefrontal leukotomy (medicine)


spastic diplegia (medicine)


spastic diplegia


A type of cerebral palsy in which there is bilateral spasticity, with the lower extremities more severely affected.

Compare: flaccid paralysis.

Synonym: Erb-Charcot disease, infantile diplegia, Little's disease, spastic spinal paralysis, tabes spasmodica.


prefrontal leukotomy (medicine)


prefrontal leukotomy -->
prefrontal lobotomy
<procedure> Division of one or more nerve tracts in the prefrontal area of the brain for surgical treatment of pain and emotional disorder.

Synonym: prefrontal leukotomy.