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Brain Surgery Aids Mental Patients at Oklahoma Hospital
In Vinita Oklahoma an Eastern State hospital reports brain surgery using a super-orbital lobotomy on incurable psychiatric patients. Dr Behrns performs six operations weekly, claiming several patients improved and some could go home, with one death in Texas. The operation lasts five minutes with minimal after effects, entering the brain via a drill through the eyelid.
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Charles Bearns
Bebrns
Hays
Behrns
Texas