Awake brain surgery is a safe and effective treatment for several brain conditions. Although it may be intimidating for a person to be awake during brain surgery, this is often an essential part of ...

To test complex brain functions during neurosurgical procedures, surgeons must operate on awake, locally anesthetized patients. This allows surgeons to interact with them and test how their ...

Awake craniotomy is a refined neurosurgical approach for resecting intracranial neoplasms situated within or adjacent to functionally critical brain regions. By maintaining patient consciousness ...

In a groundbreaking procedure for brain tumor removal, a 45-year-old lady remained awake and recited the Gayathri Mantra for two hours during the operation. In an impressive yet strange procedure, ...

A craniotomy is type of brain surgery. It involves removing part of the skull, or cranium, to access the brain. The bone is replaced when the surgery is done. In general, a craniotomy is done to ...

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Teamwork surgery in professional hospital. Modern neurosurgery in medical mask. Makati Medical Center (MakatiMed) offers awake craniotomy surgery for patients with brain tumors located in areas of the ...