The Day a 3-Year-Old Taught Me Why I Became a Neurosurgeon
A first-person account of performing brain tumour surgery on a toddler — with only 150ml of blood loss
The Day a 3-Year-Old Taught Me Why I Became a Neurosurgeon
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A first-person account of performing brain tumour surgery on a toddler — with only 150ml of blood loss
There are cases that test your hands. And there are cases that test your soul. When a three-year-old arrived at my OT as the family’s last resort — after being turned away elsewhere — I knew this was both. In this article, I walk you through the clinical decisions, the emotional weight, and the surgical precision that gave this child a future.
NeurosurgeryPaediatric HealthBrain TumourMedicineSurgeryHealthcare IndiaDoctor Stories
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