Patient plays violin while surgeons remove brain tumour

Published on February 19, 2020 - Duration: 00:43s

Patient plays violin while surgeons remove brain tumour

A patient at King’s College Hospital in London has played the violin while surgeons removed a tumour from her brain.

The unusual approach was taken to ensure areas of the patient’s brain responsible for delicate hand movement and co-ordination - crucial components when playing violin - were not inadvertently damaged during the millimetre-precise procedure.


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