A young woman was awake and able to listen to music – while undergoing a brain surgery to remove a tumour. Brooke MacFadyen, 24, underwent Awake Craniotomy – a procedure to remove primary brain ...

LONDON -- Seeing a patient stay awake during brain surgery isn't just something you see on your favorite medical TV drama. It happens more than you think. Most recently, it happened in London at ...

When removing cancerous tissue in the brain, neurosurgeons often use "awake brain mapping" to minimize the risk of causing unintended disruptions to a patient's quality of life while removing as much ...

When removing cancerous tissue in the brain, neurosurgeons often use “awake brain mapping” to minimize the risk of causing unintended disruptions to a patient’s quality of life while removing as much ...

A dad-of-five had a tumor the size of a kiwi removed from his brain while he was awake – and played the guitar during the operation. Paul Welsh-Dalton, 44, suffered with aphasia and headaches, and was ...