Neurology

The squeamish may prefer to look away, go make a cup of tea or email someone on Facebook instead of watching this video.

I worked in neurosurgery on the wards for some time in a fairly junior capacity; it was possibly the most stressful job I have ever had and isn’t something I would ever do again. Not ever. But I loved it and have good memories of my experiences there, and the dedication and expertise of my colleagues still inspire me today.

This video clip is impressive for a number of reasons – mainly the way the ongoing feedback of the patient helps direct the surgery and the calm manner of everyone involved, especially the patient.

Enjoy…

Summary: A video of an awake craniotomy, in which a patient stays awake during brain surgery so the team can test function. The patient is asked to sing, talk and repeat a text while the team monitors the responses and comments on how well it is going. The captions are rough, so details of the procedure are limited.

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Author: Andrew T. Austin

Andrew T. Austin is a therapist, trainer and author. He qualified as a registered general nurse in 1992, with clinical experience that included accident and emergency (A&E) and neurosurgery, and went on to train in Ericksonian hypnotherapy, NLP (to trainer level) and Provocative Therapy with Frank Farrelly. He developed Integral Eye Movement Therapy Technique (IEMT), formalised as a training in 2008, and Metaphors of Movement. Both are included in The SAGE Encyclopedia of Theory in Counseling and Psychotherapy (2015). He is the author of The Rainbow Machine: Tales from a Neurolinguist's Journal, prefaced and edited by Steve Andreas and published by Real People Press.