Man Plays Piano, Recites Hanuman Chalisa As Doctors Remove Brain Tumour
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The doctors performed a successful awake craniotomy -- a type of brain surgery where the patient is not put under general anesthesia to constantly map their motor functions and reactions
In a daunting yet delicate operation, doctors at AIIMS Hospital in Bhopal performed a unique brain surgery to save a man's life while he kept awake and played the piano along with reciting the Hanuman Chalisa.
The doctors performed a successful awake craniotomy -- a type of brain surgery where the patient is not put under general anesthesia to constantly map their motor functions and reactions -- to remove a tumour in the man's brain.
The 28-year-old resident of Bihar's Buxar had complained of frequent seizures and doctors determined that they were caused by a tumour in his brain. Keeping in mind the man's young age and the tumour's proximity to his motor cortex -- the area of the brain that controls physical movements -- doctors opted to perform awake brain surgery to minimise the risk of debilitating him.
