Agitated Depression Associated with Arteriovenous Aneurysm of Left Frontal Lobe

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IN THE case reported below, a patient with agitated depression showed remarkable improvement after unilateral left prefrontal lobectomy for massive arteriovenous aneurysm. Not only was the combination of psychosis and massive aneurysm malformation unusual, but, to our knowledge, there are no other reports of recovery from depression after left prefrontal amputation. The case tends to confirm our previous findings that unilateral lobotomy may have dramatic results in some psychotic patients, although unilateral lobotomy is generally less effective than bilateral lobotomy.1 2 3 Case ReportC. S., a 29-year-old single man, was admitted to Boston Psychopathic Hospital on May 29, 1951, after several . . .