{"id":101614,"date":"2021-04-25T07:36:31","date_gmt":"2021-04-25T07:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=101614"},"modified":"2023-11-03T11:16:15","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T11:16:15","slug":"tractotomy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/tractotomy\/","title":{"rendered":"Tractotomy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A surgical operation to cut the nerve pathway taking sensations of pain to the brain, as a treatment for severe pain that is hard to control.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A neurosurgical operation for the relief of intractable pain. The nerve fibers that carry painful sensations to consciousness travel from the spinal cord through the brainstem in the spinothalamic tracts. This procedure is designed to sever the tracts within the medulla oblongata.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A neurological operation to relieve intractable pain. The thalamic tracts of the spinal cord contain the nerve-fibres that signal pain. They travel from the source of the pain in an organ or tissue such as skin or bone via the cord to the brain stem and cortex where the individual becomes \u2018conscious\u2019 of the pain. The operation aims to sever these tracts within the medulla oblongata of the brain.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Surgical section of a tract of the central nervous system. It is sometimes used to relieve intractable pain.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 gizmo:border-0 dark:border-gray-900\/50 gizmo:dark:border-0 bg-gray-50 gizmo:bg-transparent dark:bg-[#444654] gizmo:dark:bg-transparent sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-5\">\n<div class=\"p-4 gizmo:py-2 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 gizmo:gap-3 gizmo:md:px-5 gizmo:lg:px-1 gizmo:xl:px-5 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] gizmo:md:max-w-3xl gizmo:lg:max-w-[40rem] gizmo:xl:max-w-[48rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gizmo:w-full lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)] agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"f7622d0d-102d-4f29-ba0a-7abac36adc45\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>The surgical severance of a nerve pathway.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A surgical operation to cut the nerve pathway taking sensations of pain to the brain, as a treatment for severe pain that is hard to control. 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