"The violin is my passion. I’ve been playing since I was 10 years old," Turner said in a February 18 news release. "The thought of losing my ability to play was heart-breaking."
"We perform around 400 resections (tumor removals) each year, which often involves rousing patients to carry out language tests, but this was the first time I’ve had a patient play an instrument," he said in the news release.
Patient plays violin while surgeons remove a tumour from her brain pic.twitter.com/X9I6vNajwb
— The National (@TheNationalUAE) February 19, 2020
Before the procedure, a team of medical experts spent two hours mapping Turner’s brain to figure out which areas were active when she played the violin. Doctors managed to successfully remove over 90% of the tumor without damaging Turner’s fine motor skills. She went home to her husband and son three days after the procedure.
"I’m hoping to be back with my orchestra very soon," Turner said after the surgery. She plays with the Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra.
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