Which Is an Accurate Statement Regarding the Prefrontal Lobotomies Performed

Multiple Choice

Which is an accurate statement regarding the prefrontal lobotomies performed during the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s?

A) They were successful in that they often made patients more calm.
B) They proved to be a success in treating schizophrenia.
C) The transorbital lobotomy replaced the prefrontal lobotomies from this time period and is widely used today to treat patients with neuropsychiatric illness.
D) Prefrontal lobotomies represent an important neurosurgical tool because of their few side-effects.
E) all of the above