Gavin Brooke, a British teenager, listened to his iPod throughout a six-hour operation to have his brain tumor removed.
Gavin Brooke, a British teenager, listened to his iPod throughout a six-hour operation to have his brain tumor removed.
The surgeons had to keep Brooke, 18, awake so they knew they were not damaging his brain.
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Brain tumors are the abnormal growth of brain cells that may be benign or metastatic. Brain tumors account for about 2.4% of all the tumor diagnosesandare most challenging due to their critically delicate location.
Brain tumors are the abnormal growth of brain cells that may be benign or metastatic. Brain tumors account for about 2.4% of all the tumor diagnosesandare most challenging due to their critically delicate location.
"It was important to keep him awake while I worked in a delicate area. The music kept him relaxed," The Sun quoted McEvoy as saying.
"The tumor was in a very difficult place that controls movement in his body and we had to ensure we didn't damage the surrounding area.
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The most amazing and complex organ in the entire universe, the human brain continues to remain an enigma.
The most amazing and complex organ in the entire universe, the human brain continues to remain an enigma.
The surgeons also kept talking to the Brooke throughout the surgery in order to ensure that he was not in pain.
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