Surgeons asked this violinist to play her instrument during a brain tumor removal to ensure that the musician's abilities were not damaged.
Surgeons asked the 53-year-old to play her instrument to ensure that the professional violinist's musical abilities were not damaged during a tumor removal.The tumor, in her right frontal lobe, was dangerously close to areas of her brain that were responsible for coordinating delicate movements in her left hand. These regions are crucial for playing the violin, and in some spots, their distance from the tumor was as narrow as a credit card.
Keyoumars Ashkan, a neurosurgeon, came up with this creative solution. Read More"We perform around 400 resections each year, which often involves rousing patients to carry out language tests, but this was the first time I've had a patient play an instrument," he said in the news release.Before the procedure, a team of medical experts spent two hours mapping Turner's brain to figure out which areas were active when she played the violin.
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