Indian journal of medical ethics

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Indian J Med Ethics · Jan 2018

Historical Article

Henry Molaison's operation for epilepsy: a case study in medical ethics.

Dr. William Beecher Scoville, an eminent American neurosurgeon of the 1940s, offered to treat Mr Molaison for his intractable epilepsy. During the operation, he removed large portions of both of Mr. ⋯ Molaison's brain against the background of neurosurgery in the 1940s. This essay discusses the ethical aspects of Dr. Scoville's operation in the light of current understanding and practice.

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