Dictionary of Biological Psychology
Surgical removal of the GLOBUS PALLIDUS, or part of it. The internal segment of the globus pallidus may be surgically lesioned to provide relief from intractable PARKINSON’S DISEASE.
See also: psychosurgery; thalamotomy
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