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10-02-2018, 02:40 AM
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Sofia Pinaeva, 28, underwent the surgery at University Hospital in Graz, Austria. She opted to stay awake for the surgery; if asleep, the patient runs a higher risk of losing brain function in the procedure.
But staying awake is one thing. Playing the flute while surgeons slice into your brain is another.
“Bach, Mozart, I played everything that came to mind,” she said.
While it seems crazy, her surgeons would have had to make sure that Pinaeva’s mind was active and cognizant in another way, had she not chosen to play the flute.
“We are looking for tasks and functions that are easy to answer during the operation,” psychologist Karla Zaar said. “That would be different for every patient. Some have to describe pictures in a whole sentence, for example: 'This is a tree.'” The clinic has also had patients who identified dinosaurs from photos or who completed mathematical equations during such procedures.
Pinaeva is now recovering from her operation, which removed about half of the tumor – more than would have been possible were she to have slept during the surgery. She is doing well, and even arranged a garden party with friends just days after the surgery.
Sofia Pinaeva, 28, underwent the surgery at University Hospital in Graz, Austria. She opted to stay awake for the surgery; if asleep, the patient runs a higher risk of losing brain function in the procedure.
But staying awake is one thing. Playing the flute while surgeons slice into your brain is another.
“Bach, Mozart, I played everything that came to mind,” she said.
While it seems crazy, her surgeons would have had to make sure that Pinaeva’s mind was active and cognizant in another way, had she not chosen to play the flute.
“We are looking for tasks and functions that are easy to answer during the operation,” psychologist Karla Zaar said. “That would be different for every patient. Some have to describe pictures in a whole sentence, for example: 'This is a tree.'” The clinic has also had patients who identified dinosaurs from photos or who completed mathematical equations during such procedures.
Pinaeva is now recovering from her operation, which removed about half of the tumor – more than would have been possible were she to have slept during the surgery. She is doing well, and even arranged a garden party with friends just days after the surgery.