A medical records clerk was reviewing patient files when he came across one that had the name of a procedure he did not recognize: cingulotomy. When he looked up the procedure he found that it is a surgical procedure used in cases in which the diagnosis is

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Cingulotomy is a surgical procedure used in cases of obsessive-compulsive disorder, where a small portion of the brain called the cingulate cortex is destroyed to address symptoms of the disorder. It is not typically used for the other conditions listed.

A Medical Records Clerk Was Reviewing Patient Files When He