Man Plays His Guitar While Undergoing Brain Surgery

YT "Brazilian bank worker Anthony Kulkamp Dias, 33, who was kept conscious during the pioneering operation, entertained surgeons with songs from the Beatles and Brazilian folk songs.

The patient, who had been a professional guitarist for 20 years, first noticed he had a problem when he started stammering and was unable to pronounce the name of his car.
Mr Dias played six songs during the nine-hour procedure on a guitar balanced on his stomach, while surgeons hidden behind a blue sheet operated on him.

He was encouraged to play during surgery so doctors could monitor the areas of the brain relating to speech and motor coordination and ensure they were not damaged when the tumour was removed."

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