A patient in a British hospital played the violin while undergoing brain tumor eradication surgery so that surgeons can maintain their ability to play music, a 40-year long passion for this musical instrument.
Dagmar Turner, 53, a former administration consultant from the Isle of Wight, played the violin during a tumor removal from the frontal right frontal lobe in the brain that was close to the area that controlled the fine movement of her left hand.
To prevent her violin abilities from being damaged, the neurosurgery consultant at Kings College Hospital, Professor Qomars Ashkan, developed a plan to map the brain and open the skull, then urge her to play while eradicating the tumor.
"This was the first time that a patient had played me on a machine (during surgery)," Ashkan said. We have successfully eradicated 90% of the tumor, including all areas suspected of rapidly spreading cells, while maintaining all the functions of her left hand. ”
Dagmar thanked the surgeons. And she said: “Violin is my passion, I have been playing it since I was ten. "Thinking about losing my ability to play was heartbreaking."