brain surgery

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brain surgery - any surgical procedure involving the brain

psychosurgery - brain surgery on human patients intended to relieve severe and otherwise intractable mental or behavioral problems

split-brain technique - brain surgery on animals in which the corpus callosum (and sometimes the optic chiasm) is severed so that communication between the cerebral hemispheres is interrupted

surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery"

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The suspects are being held at the Embu West Police Station over the missing brain surgery equipment," he told the Nation on Thursday.

Nurses arrested over theft of Embu Hospital's brain surgery machine

Tribune News Network Doha Last year a team of highly-skilled surgeons at Hamad Medical Corporation's Neurosciences Institute performed Qatar's first endoscopic brain surgery to remove a high-grade tumor from a patient's brain, and today the patient continues to be cancer-free.

Patient remains cancer-free a year after brain surgery

LAHORE -- Head of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain is recovering fast after his brain surgery at a hospital in Germany.

Ch Shujaat recovering fast

Leen, following her endoscopic brain surgery with Dr Ian Pople and Dr Khalid al-Kharazi.

Sidra Medicine conducts keyhole brain surgery on baby

The student, who is said to have been beaten by prefects, is to undergo brain surgery after a medical examination revealed fluid in the brain.

Outlaw bullying to protect victims from permanent scars

Dr Akbar performed awake brain surgery on a 60 year old patient from Buner on May 13, 2019.

First ever successful awake brain tumor surgery performed

We use minimally access brain surgery techniques to diagnose and treat brain tumours and other neurological conditions such as brain tumours, skull base tumours, intracerebral bleeds, hydrocephalus, or fluid build-up in the brain.

Cancer cases in Mideast to double by 2030: WHO

Hulasmal Jangir, a computer accountant hailing from Bikaner initially hesitated when doctors apprised his that they would conduct brain surgery keeping him awake in the operation theatre.

Patient recites Hanuman Chalisa as doctors remove brain tumour

The center, which is the state-of-the-art brain surgery center in Asia and situated next to the largest education and treatment center in Beijing, has 285 beds, eight advanced operating rooms equipped with modern imaging and surgical techniques, 25 ICU beds and modern diagnostic services.

Iranian Renowned Professor Opens Neurology Center in Beijing

Earlier, Dr Zafdam presented a research paper on eyebrow incision endoscopic brain surgery, Dr Adeeb on brain surgery without anaesthesia and Dr Hassan Khosa on advanced technique of upper neck vertebral fixation.

Face pain treated sans surgery

A (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ic06RZSMhA) video posted Thursday revealed a 19-year-old girl with passion for music sang through her brain surgery in order to ensure doctors could preserve her ability to sing.