Christina from New Jersey recently underwent surgery to remove a brain tumor at a university hospital.
But the surgery was a bit unusual.
She underwent the surgery while awake and conscious, even singing.
[Christina Baed/brain tumor patient: “Lovely Caroline, baba baba – no one knows.”]
The surgery Christina underwent is called “awake brain surgery.
It allows doctors to check a patient’s awake and conscious state in real time and immediately know if they’ve hit a blood vessel or nerve.
The surgeon chose this approach because Christina likes to sing, which helps her relax.
Later in the surgery, Christina wasn’t singing along as well, 카지노사이트넷 which the surgeon took as a sign that it was dangerous to remove any more tissue.
Today, Christina’s prognosis is very good.