Woman plays violin while undergoing brain surgery to ensure musical skills not affected
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>A patient in a UK hospital has played the violin while undergoing brain surgery to ensure that crucial hand movement and coordination skills were not damaged by doctors.
The successful operation to remove a tumour was performed at King's College Hospital in London on 53-year-old Dagmar Turner, a violinist in the Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra. Ms Turner was brought out of anaesthesia in the middle of the procedure on January 31 to play the instrument.
According to a King's College Hospital press release, the tumour removed was in her right frontal lobe, near an area that controls the fine movement in her left hand. The operation was overseen by Professor Keyoumars Ashkan, consultant neurosurgeon at King's College Hospital, who opened Ms Turner's skull before she was awoken by anaesthesiologists and a therapist.
>"We knew how important the violin is to Dagmar so it was vital that we preserved function in the delicate areas of her brain that allowed her to play," Professor Ashkan said.
>"We managed to remove over 90 per cent of the tumour, including all the areas suspicious of aggressive activity, while retaining full function in her left hand."
Three days after the operation, Ms Turner was released from hospital. She returned home to her husband and son, with her violin skills apparently intact after more than 40 years of playing.
>"The thought of losing my ability to play was heartbreaking but, being a musician himself, Professor Ashkan understood my concerns."
Located in south London, King's College Hospital performs around 400 surgeries to remove brain tumours each year.
>A patient in a UK hospital has played the violin while undergoing brain surgery to ensure that crucial hand movement and coordination skills were not damaged by doctors.
The successful operation to remove a tumour was performed at King's College Hospital in London on 53-year-old Dagmar Turner, a violinist in the Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra. Ms Turner was brought out of anaesthesia in the middle of the procedure on January 31 to play the instrument.
According to a King's College Hospital press release, the tumour removed was in her right frontal lobe, near an area that controls the fine movement in her left hand. The operation was overseen by Professor Keyoumars Ashkan, consultant neurosurgeon at King's College Hospital, who opened Ms Turner's skull before she was awoken by anaesthesiologists and a therapist.
>"We knew how important the violin is to Dagmar so it was vital that we preserved function in the delicate areas of her brain that allowed her to play," Professor Ashkan said.
>"We managed to remove over 90 per cent of the tumour, including all the areas suspicious of aggressive activity, while retaining full function in her left hand."
Three days after the operation, Ms Turner was released from hospital. She returned home to her husband and son, with her violin skills apparently intact after more than 40 years of playing.
>"The thought of losing my ability to play was heartbreaking but, being a musician himself, Professor Ashkan understood my concerns."
Located in south London, King's College Hospital performs around 400 surgeries to remove brain tumours each year.
