Brain Surgery Live on Twitter (with images, tweets) · memorialhermann

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Wed, May 09 2012 18:37:25
Memorial Hermann @houstonhospital
Welcome! First LIVE #Twittercast of a brain surgery by Memorial Hermann #hospital in #houston #MHbrain #btsm
Wed, May 09 2012 12:30:12
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Wed, May 09 2012 12:30:12
Memorial Hermann @houstonhospital
WARNING: The contents of this #brain #surgery may be GRAPHIC in NATURE.
Wed, May 09 2012 13:15:56
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Wed, May 09 2012 13:15:56
Memorial Hermann @houstonhospital
Today’s brain surgery is at the Mischer Neuroscience Institute at Memorial Hermann in the Texas Medical Center http://www.mischerneuro.org uro.org
Wed, May 09 2012 12:32:32
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Wed, May 09 2012 12:32:32
Memorial Hermann @houstonhospital
Patient: F, 21 yr old with a cavernous angioma in her right temporal lobe. #MHbrain
Wed, May 09 2012 12:36:58
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Wed, May 09 2012 12:36:58
This is the patient’s MRI #MHbrain http://twitpic.com/9j3el0 j3el0
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Wed, May 09 2012 12:41:15
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Wed, May 09 2012 12:41:15
Memorial Hermann @houstonhospital
Today, Dr. Kim will perform #surgery to remove this #tumor and preserve the healthy #brain
Wed, May 09 2012 12:46:26
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Wed, May 09 2012 12:46:26
Patient in day surgery
Patient in day surgery
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Wed, May 09 2012 12:52:19
Circulating Nurse
circulating nurse
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Wed, May 09 2012 12:55:10
Today's neurosurgery resident
Today's neurosurgery resident is Dr. Shane Abdunnur #MHBrain
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Wed, Sep 04 2013 15:00:47
Patient being wheeled down the hall #MHbrain
Patient being wheeled into operating room #MHbrain
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Wed, Sep 04 2013 15:01:28
Scrub Nurse prepares the instruments and equipment needed in the operation, works in sterile area #MHbrain http://twitpic.com/9j40fl j40fl
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Wed, May 09 2012 13:34:04
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Wed, May 09 2012 13:34:04
Memorial Hermann @houstonhospital
The patient is now turned with her head parallel to the floor so Dr. Kim can access the right temporal lobe #MHbrain
Wed, May 09 2012 13:51:13
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Wed, May 09 2012 13:47:29
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Memorial Hermann @houstonhospital
Now Dr. Kim begins neuronavigation
Wed, May 09 2012 14:00:02
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Wed, May 09 2012 14:00:02
Neuronavigation is like GPS for the brain
Neuronavigation is like GPS for the brain
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Wed, May 09 2012 14:02:08
Dr. Dong Kim scrubbing in for surgery…STAND BY http://twitpic.com/9j4ilf j4ilf
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Wed, May 09 2012 14:16:27
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Wed, May 09 2012 14:16:27
Scrub nurse applies sterile gown to Dr. Dong Kim while another nurse ties the non-sterile portion #MHBrain http://twitpic.com/9j4n72 j4n72
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Wed, May 09 2012 14:27:04
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Dr. Kim marks surgical site with a sterile marker #MHBrain http://twitpic.com/9j4pbx j4pbx
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Wed, May 09 2012 14:31:56
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Wed, May 09 2012 14:31:56
Earlier the incision site was shaved.

BobwallaceGod bless her2014-01-08T12:04:02.882Z
harindersemvery nice coverage2014-01-08T11:34:01.345Z
David BarzagaInteresting!2013-08-09T09:12:49.798Z
Christine PeggThis is absolutely incredible. I, as well, was undergoing a very similar procedure in my brain stem in Feb. of 2012 so I completely missed this happening in...This is absolutely incredible. I, as well, was undergoing a very similar procedure in my brain stem in Feb. of 2012 so I completely missed this happening in real time. Thank you, Storify, for being so amazing to provide such an awesome service. Feel free to check out my blog post that I wrote about all of this: http://xtinedanielle.wordpress.com/2013/02/17/brain-surgery-live-tweeting-by-memorial-hermann/more2013-02-17T23:00:07.782Z
Angelica - DNTKThis is inspiring and amazing! 2012-05-13T05:38:16.076Z
twit_freeI had brain surgery last June and it is incredible to get to see what may have been happening during my surgery. Thank you!!! More please!2012-05-10T16:02:55.782Z
Victor AcevedoAwesome!2012-05-09T22:55:44.439Z
Dario LamannaNever seen before something like this on twitter... Lovely. Thanks for sharing.2012-05-09T20:26:43.100Z
H van der WiltThank you to Dr. Kim, Dr. Shepard, and Memorial Hermann to increase awareness in the are of Cavernous Angioma. Remember about 1 in 200 have a Cavernous Angioma...Thank you to Dr. Kim, Dr. Shepard, and Memorial Hermann to increase awareness in the are of Cavernous Angioma. Remember about 1 in 200 have a Cavernous Angioma. Only a small percentage become symptomatic, and therefore it is considered rare. Please support our research for a cure. http://angioma.ca and http://angioma.orgmore2012-05-09T18:08:02.340Z
H van der WiltLearn more on Cavernous Angioma : angioma.org and angioma.ca Thank you.2012-05-09T17:57:05.190Z