If you ever wondered how the now-discredited practice of frontal lobotomy first became an acceptable medical procedure, MedPundit has a brief history. It's interesting and disturbing at the same time.
Link via Derek Lowe.
Posted by Linkmeister at August 25, 2005 11:54 AM | TrackBackNowhere near as disturbing as the Wikipedia article. Especially the part about the ice pick.
Posted by: Keith at August 25, 2005 05:30 PMI do think that this procedure was performed on Rosemary Kennedy because she had a "wild streak" that caused her father much shame. Rose, the Mom, was against this procedure but let old man Kennedy have his way.
Rosemary was institutionalized until her death.
I read the Wikipedia article, and wonder what the lobotomobile must have looked like. The PopeMobile comes to mind, but I hesitate to assume that they were one and the same! ; ^ )