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Amazing Clip of Patient Playing Guitar During a Brain Surgery

by Savitha C Muppala on  May 29, 2013 at 8:35 AM General Health News
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A recent video posted by UCLA Health in Los Angeles is a remarkable footage of a patient, Brad Carter, undergoing a brain operation to fit a pacemaker to remedy a neurological disorder.

A victim of neurological disorder since 2006, he suffered from twitches and tremors.
Amazing Clip of Patient Playing Guitar During a Brain Surgery
Amazing Clip of Patient Playing Guitar During a Brain Surgery

The video clip taken with a Smartphone using the Vine app shows Mr. Carter greeting his parents during the surgery and singing and playing his guitar to check if the pacemaker works.

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This also helped the doctors make adjustments to the pacemaker while he performed certain tasks so they could correct any potential problems.

"Not everyone gets to experience a surgery and more specifically an awake brain surgery.

I thought it was a great opportunity to share with the world."



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