On this page you'll find 7 example sentences with Cingulotomy. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Cingulotomy in a sentence
Cingulotomy meaning
A form of brain surgery in which an electric current is used to destroy the cortex of the cingulate gyrus and part of the corpus callosum.
Using Cingulotomy
- The main meaning on this page is: A form of brain surgery in which an electric current is used to destroy the cortex of the cingulate gyrus and part of the corpus callosum.
- In the example corpus, cingulotomy often appears in combinations such as: bilateral cingulotomy, cingulotomy is.
Context around Cingulotomy
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cingulotomy
- In this selection, "cingulotomy" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, bilateral, obtained and anterior stand out and add context to how "cingulotomy" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include anterior cingulotomy was first and attributed to cingulotomy because such. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cingulotomy" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cingulotomy
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Anterior cingulotomy was first used by Hugh Cairns in the UK, and developed in the US by H.T. Ballantine jnr. (21 words)
The follow-up of the patients produced contradictory results, which indicated that bilateral cingulotomy is not the optimal treatment for OCD. (21 words)
Thus, theoretically if bilateral cingulotomy is performed in such patient in the rostral anterior cingulate cortex, better results should be obtained. (21 words)
San Francisco, WH Freeman and Co: 164-204 The first reports of the use of cingulotomy on psychiatric patients came from J le Beau in Paris, Hugh Cairns in Oxford, and Kenneth Livingston in Oregon. (35 words)
Based on the data obtained, cingulotomy for treatment of chronic pain showed promising results. 72% reported improvement in the level of pain experienced, and 50% indicated that they no longer required painkillers after cingulotomy. (34 words)
It has been questioned whether this is relevant and can be attributed to cingulotomy because such seizures were observed in patients that already had a history of this condition. (29 words)
Example sentences (7)
Based on the data obtained, cingulotomy for treatment of chronic pain showed promising results. 72% reported improvement in the level of pain experienced, and 50% indicated that they no longer required painkillers after cingulotomy.
Anterior cingulotomy was first used by Hugh Cairns in the UK, and developed in the US by H.T. Ballantine jnr.
It has been questioned whether this is relevant and can be attributed to cingulotomy because such seizures were observed in patients that already had a history of this condition.
San Francisco, WH Freeman and Co: 164-204 The first reports of the use of cingulotomy on psychiatric patients came from J le Beau in Paris, Hugh Cairns in Oxford, and Kenneth Livingston in Oregon.
The follow-up of the patients produced contradictory results, which indicated that bilateral cingulotomy is not the optimal treatment for OCD.
These findings have also been confirmed by stereotactic microelectrode analysis of single cortical neurons in a study, which involved nine patients undergoing bilateral cingulotomy.
Thus, theoretically if bilateral cingulotomy is performed in such patient in the rostral anterior cingulate cortex, better results should be obtained.
Common combinations with cingulotomy
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- bilateral cingulotomy 3×
- cingulotomy is 2×