What is the modified form of lobotomy?

The bilateral cingulotomy is now the modified version of the lobotomy. Aside from treating mental illnesses, the surgery is now used to help relieve the pain of cancer patients.  Like the lobotomy, the surgery should only be used in extreme cases. Doctors still prefer that use of all non- surgical treatments should be attempted before trying this out. Luckily, the procedure isn't as aggressively blind as it used to be. The surgeons use stereotactic magnetic resonance imaging, which is a process used by computers. This technique allows the surgeons to see where they are guiding the electrode. The electrical currents burns in a small lesion. There is also an option where a mama knife sends beams of radiation towards the brain, and a lesion is formed.   Once again, the best option is trial and error of non-surgical treatments before opting to such an extensive and life threatening surgery. 


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