A Florida musician suffering from a brain tumor played his guitar during surgery to help surgeons remove the cancer without compromising his abilities.
“Surgery is actually becoming much more dangerous [quand le patient est endormi] “Because you can remove a tumor that is interfering with normal brain function and do real damage without knowing it,” said Dr. Ricardo Komotar, director of the brain tumor program at the University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, told Fox News Digital.
In the operating room a few weeks ago, patient Christian Nolen sang songs by the groups Deftones and System of a Down, at the request of his surgeons who were busy removing a tumor from his frontal lobe. right, discovered ten days earlier, according to the New York Post.
The musician realized something was wrong when cancer began to affect his guitar skills.
When his treating doctors suggested that they work together during the operation to attack the tumor as aggressively as possible without affecting his normal brain functions, the patient couldn't say no.
That's incredible.
Playing guitar during brain surgery.
Some news is amazing and this was a story I just had to get out there.
PS: Has anyone seen the movie Hannibal? It took me back to a horrible scene. I won't go into detail, but it definitely made this scene plausible.… pic.twitter.com/ENHdso8voc
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“I had actually only heard of procedures like this from series and films. “I felt like it was such a unique experience that I couldn't miss it – especially because my motor skills were at stake,” he told Fox News.
The man was put to sleep at the start of the procedure by the anesthesiology team before waking him up for the delicate part, which American media said lasted two hours.
The operation, which went smoothly, removed the entire tumor, even though it was located at the interface of the part of the brain that controls hand movement.
The biggest risk with these awake surgeries, which the team performs several times a week, is that about 5 to 10 percent of patients cannot “stand” waking up in the middle, so they would have to be put back to sleep. Continue the process.
“You may wake up too surprised or in too much pain to be examined. They may be confused, agitated, or unable to follow commands. [Dans ces temps-là]“We only remove what we know is definitely safe and leave behind anything that is doubtful,” said Dr. Komotar the American media.