A woman who played the clarinet while undergoing brain surgery told the BBC it was “amazing” to see and feel her fingers move “better and faster” during the operation.
Denise Bacon, 65, received deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson's disease, which affected her ability to walk, swim, dance and play instruments.
During the four-hour operation at King's College Hospital in London, neurosurgery professor Keyoumars Ashkan performed the procedure to help reduce her symptoms while Ms Bacon remained conscious.
The professor said she kept playing the clarinet, which helped “fine-tune the placement of the electrodes deep in her brain until she was able to play her beloved instrument.”
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