Incredible video shows musician play guitar during brain surgery


CAPE TOWN (AP): His skull still open, a South African musician with a brain tumour played several notes on his guitar during a successful operation to remove most of the growth.

Musa Manzini’s guitar-playing helped guide the medical team in their delicate task while preserving neural pathways, said Dr Rohen Harrichandparsad, one of the neurosurgeons.

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