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Phineas P. Gage |
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Phineas P. Gage A railroad construction foreman (1823-1860) on the New England railroad who, in 1848, survived a blast injury in which a tamping rod 3 cm in diameter was driven through his left eye and frontal lobe. Surprisingly, Gage survived. Years later, John Harlow, his physician of record, wrote about the case: "The equilibrium...between his intellectual faculties and animal propensities, was destroyed. He is fitful, irreverent, indulging at times in the grossest profanity... manifesting but little deference for his fellows... Previous to his injury...he was looked upon ...as a shrewd, smart businessman.... In this regard (he) was so decidedly changed that his friends and acquaintances said he was 'no longer Gage.'" Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | John Fleishman (2002) relates the story of Phineas Gage, whose industrial accident brought into sharp focus for the medical community the relationship of frontal lobe brain injuries to personality degradation. Most of the poorest performers were laser and light clinics, but the bottom 10 also included the Willows independent mental health hospital in Keighley, West Yorkshire, and the Phineas Gage mental health unit at St Mary's hospital in Warrington. During the summer of 1848, a 25-year-old railroad construction foreman named Phineas Gage was directing a blasting operation to clear a path for laying new track across Vermont for the Rutland & Burlington Railroad. |
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