Thousands of people around the world have watched a brain surgery on a girl awake at a medical center in Dallas.
The aim of the operation was to eradicate a tangled mass of blood vessels, impeding the ability of the 25-year-old girl to speak normally.
The doctors first resorted to anesthetizing the girl Gina Scardt so they could open her skull. The superintendent woke her up and asked her to speak a few words to ensure that important parts of her brain were not adversely affected during surgery.
The operation, which began at 11:45 am, was broadcast live on Facebook and was watched by more than 100,000 people and lasted for 45 minutes. The girl was seen talking to doctors during the operation.
"We have a GPS tracking system for the mind, and we need to find places to avoid," said Dr. Nimesh Patel, head of neurosurgery at the hospital. He also addressed questions from viewers who started asking their questions through live streaming.
He said he was impressed by the girl when he saw her talking during the operation, according to the Dallas Morning News.
According to the newspaper, the purpose of the live broadcast of the operation was to raise awareness and to remove misconceptions about brain surgery, so that everyone can know how to perform such surgeries and how they differ from what they see on television in serials and movies.
For her part, the hospital, in its account on the "Facebook", published pictures of the girl after the operation smiling with her parents, commenting: "The first pictures of Jenna after the operation .. She is still smiling as it was in the operating room, and she and her parents want to thank everyone for their prayers And support them. "
The block was discovered in the brain of the girl, who is studying for a master's degree in occupational therapy, when she felt that she could no longer speak suddenly while working.