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Girl, 15, 'youngest' to have conscious brain surgery for condition
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A 16-year-old girl has become the youngest patient to undergo conscious brain surgery to treat an arteriovenous malformation. Surgeons kept her awake during the 12-hour procedure to map and protect vital brain functions while removing the dangerous blood vessel tangle.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Haider Saleem North West Clare Phillips Tilly said the condition felt like a "ticking time bomb" A teenager has become the world's youngest known patient to have brain surgery to treat a particular blood vessel abnormality, hospital bosses have said.
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