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Wed, May 09 2012 11:37:20

Brain surgery live on Twitter

WARNING: Graphic content. Keep scrolling down for the latest! A brain surgery is being performed and live-tweeted today from the Mischer Neuroscience Institute in Houston, Texas. Neurosurgeon Dr. Dong Kim is performing the surgery, while another neurosurgeon tweets and answers questions on Twitter.

  1. houstonhospital
    Memorial Hermann @houstonhospital
    Welcome! First LIVE #Twittercast of a brain surgery by Memorial Hermann #hospital in #houston #MHbrain #btsm
    Wed, May 09 2012 05:30:12
  2. houstonhospital
    Memorial Hermann @houstonhospital
    The patient consented to this Twitter broadcast of her surgery and for her protection her name will not be given. #MHbrain
    Wed, May 09 2012 05:36:37
  3. This is the patient’s MRI #MHbrain twitpic.com/9j3el0
    Memorial Hermann @houstonhospital
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    Wed, May 09 2012 05:41:15
  4. houstonhospital
    Memorial Hermann @houstonhospital
    Today’s brain surgery is at the Mischer Neuroscience Institute at Memorial Hermann in the Texas Medical Center mischerneuro.org
    Wed, May 09 2012 05:32:32
  5. houstonhospital
    Memorial Hermann @houstonhospital
    Today’s surgery is by Dr. Dong Kim, director of Mischer Neuroscience Inst. chair of dept of #neurosurgery @UTMedSchool bit.ly/JNlmVv
    Wed, May 09 2012 05:34:06
  6. Have a question you're dying to ask? Neurosurgeon Dr. Scott Shepard is answering questions live during the surgery. Tweet at @houstonhospital using #MHbrain.
  7. So, what are the neurosurgeons removing?
  8. houstonhospital
    Memorial Hermann @houstonhospital
    Patient: F, 21 yr old with a cavernous angioma in her right temporal lobe. #MHbrain
    Wed, May 09 2012 05:36:58
  9. twitpic.com/9j4671
    Memorial Hermann @houstonhospital
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    Wed, May 09 2012 06:47:29
  10. Her tumour is right here:
  11. temporal lobe #mhbrain twitpic.com/9j3d5h
    Memorial Hermann @houstonhospital
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    Wed, May 09 2012 05:37:33
  12. Why is this tumour bad?
  13. houstonhospital
    Memorial Hermann @houstonhospital
    This particular #brain #tumor can cause hemorrhages in the brain, when it bleeds it may cause a seizure.
    Wed, May 09 2012 05:44:06
  14. houstonhospital
    Memorial Hermann @houstonhospital
    @erica_kaspar The mass is 2 cm (3/4") - Dr. Shepard
    Wed, May 09 2012 05:46:20
  15. houstonhospital
    Memorial Hermann @houstonhospital
    @althunis It is uncommon in the general population. We see it often in patients that have difficulty with seizures.
    Wed, May 09 2012 06:52:51
  16. This is what a brain looks like during surgery. 

    Photo taken by Dr. Scott Shepard from the Mischer Neuroscience Institute during a previous surgery.
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    Tue, May 08 2012 16:45:15
  18. How long does the surgery take?
  19. houstonhospital
    Memorial Hermann @houstonhospital
    @mel1010 The surgery will take approximately 3 hours plus an hour of anesthesia time. -Dr. Shepard
    Wed, May 09 2012 05:37:37
  20. houstonhospital
    Memorial Hermann @houstonhospital
    @swoller Possible complications include infection, bleeding and seizures. - Dr. S.
    Wed, May 09 2012 06:10:09
  21. houstonhospital
    Memorial Hermann @houstonhospital
    @changurisphoto The patient will not be awake for the surgery. -Dr. Shepard
    Wed, May 09 2012 05:52:26
  22. Time for the surgery to begin... Check back for updates as it continues!
  23. houstonhospital
    Memorial Hermann @houstonhospital
    About 20 minutes ago, we began anesthesia prior to moving the patient to the operating room #MHbrain
    Wed, May 09 2012 05:51:39
  24. VIDEO: A circulating nurse coordinates all nurse-related activities during the operation
  25. circulating nurse
    memorialhermann
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    Wed, May 09 2012 05:55:10

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