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Phase 3: Asleep

Phase three of an awake brain surgery is explained in the following video by our anesthesiologist Professor Tony Absalom.

Now that the language testing part is completed, the patient is sedated again. What happens next – the further resection and closing up – is explained in the following video by our anesthesiologist Professor Tony Absalom.

Warning – viewer discretion is advised. This video contains moving images of open brain surgery. This may be upsetting to some people.

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Language Testing During Awake Brain Surgery

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