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Awake craniotomy is a neurosurgical technique and type of craniotomy that allows a surgeon to remove a brain tumor while the patient is awake to avoid brain damage.During the surgery, the neurosurgeon performs cortical mapping to identify vital areas, called the "eloquent brain", that should not be disturbed while removing the tumor.
Neurosurgery or neurological surgery, known in common parlance as brain surgery, is the medical specialty that focuses on the surgical treatment or rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nervous system, and cerebrovascular system. [1]
Teddi, the 43-year-old daughter of singer-songwriter John Mellencamp, underwent emergency brain surgery last week and in the days since, her loved ones have been by her side and updating fans on ...
December 6, 2023: Hayley undergoes emergency brain surgery. ... "The doctor came to me and he said that, 'She has a severe brain bleed, so we have to operate right now,'" Derek said. "He said that ...
Nearly all implants require open brain surgery, but, in 2019, a company called Synchron was able to successfully implant a brain–computer interface via the blood vessels. There have been a number of advances in technological spinal cord injury treatment, including the use of implants that provided a “digital bridge” between the brain and ...
Baby Has $5 Million Surgery to Remove Left Side of Brain at Just 4 Weeks Old. Now He's Waiting for the Next One (Exclusive) Hannah Sacks. December 17, 2024 at 1:00 AM. ... As of now, Caper sees at ...
Hemispherectomy is a surgery that is performed by a neurosurgeon where an unhealthy hemisphere of the brain is disconnected or removed. There are two types of hemispherectomy. Functional hemispherectomy refers to when the diseased brain is simply disconnected so that it can no longer send signals to the rest of the brain and body.
A suburban man is making music again with help from some high-tech surgery. Music instructor Matt O'Brien's transformation has been remarkable. Deep brain stimulation surgery developed in Chicago ...