Awake brain surgery is a safe and effective treatment for several brain conditions. Although it may be intimidating for a person to be awake during brain surgery, this is often an essential part of ...

Selena Campione suffered from puzzling and debilitating symptoms for almost a year before she was scheduled to get brain surgery. "I never had any medical problems before in my life," Campione tells ...

Awake craniotomy remains at the forefront of neurosurgical innovation, allowing for the resection of brain tumours adjacent to critical functional areas while minimising neurological deficits. This ...

Awake brain surgery, also known as awake craniotomy, is one of the most significant advances in modern neurosurgery—designed not just to treat disease, but to protect the functions that define a ...

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KOTA KINABALU: Hospital Tawau has marked a significant milestone after successfully performing an awake craniotomy, underscoring the growing capabilities of healthcare services in Sabah’s east coast.

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 ...

KOTA KINABALU: Tawau Hospital has set a new milestone after successfully performing its first awake craniotomy on Monday (Feb 23). In a statement on Wednesday, the Sabah Health Department said the ...

A supratentorial craniotomy is a surgery that involves temporarily removing a piece of bone in the skull to allow access to the brain. A person may have this surgery to treat tumors, bleeding, or ...