Male Surreal Experience Playing Guitar During Brain Tumor Surgery
Sep 24, 2025
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According to British media, including Devon Live, Paul Welsh-Dalton, 44, of Ivy Bridge, Devon, recently suffered a sudden attack and was taken to a hospital.
Examination revealed a rare malignant brain tumor, 'Figodendroglioma (Oligodendroglioma, Oligodendroglioma)'.
Paul underwent a five-hour craniotomy at Derryford Hospital to remove the tumor. It is known that 98% of the tumors were removed during this process.
What is unusual is that during the operation, he was awake and played several songs on the guitar. It was a guitar performance at the recommendation of the medical staff before the surgery.
This is a so-called 'arous surgery', which is performed by checking changes in brain waves in real time while the patient is awake.
During the actual surgery, Paul repeated movements such as putting his fingers together to check brain function, and when the surgeon stimulated a specific area, his hand became stiff, so he decided not to touch that area.
After the operation was successful, Paul said "Others are really important in my life. I told the doctor that I had been playing for 30 years, and the answer came back, "'I think I can use the guitar during surgery.'"It was a surreal experience to play the guitar during brain surgery."
Paul, who is undergoing chemotherapy after surgery, will continue to monitor the condition of the tumor through regular examinations.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
