Regarding this issue, Dr. Chu Tan Si, Head of the Department of Neurosurgery, Neurology Center (Tam Anh General Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City) said that awake brain surgery is a surgery that takes place while the patient is completely awake, can move and talk. This surgical method is often applied to cases of cerebral hemorrhage, ruptured cerebral aneurysm or surgery on the brain area responsible for motor function. Awake surgery helps doctors evaluate the effectiveness of the surgery more easily and control the risk of postoperative complications. However, the difficulty and danger of awake brain surgery are many times higher than those of general anesthesia. Recently, we have also applied a new awake brain surgery technique with the effective assistance of the AI ​​Modus V Synaptive robot and the latest generation Neuro-Navigation AI positioning system to rescue a case of cerebral hemorrhage stroke that had been going on for more than 24 hours. In this case, if emergency surgery is not performed, the patient faces hemiplegia, difficulty speaking, blurred vision, and even death. During the surgery, we ask the patient to talk and manipulate to directly ensure related neurological functions. 30 minutes after surgery, the patient is allowed to meet relatives and call home. Half a day later, the 768-slice CT scan results show that there is no more blood clot in the brain, and the patient's movement, vision, and cognition are completely normal.

Doctors perform awake brain surgery on a patient. Photo: Nhandan.vn

Every minute after a stroke, about 2 million brain cells are destroyed. Therefore, stroke emergency treatment should be performed as soon as possible. The awake brain surgery method using the AI ​​Modus V Synaptive robot is very effective when applied to cases of brain hemorrhage surgery due to stroke, ruptured cerebral aneurysm or surgery on the brain area responsible for motor function, especially when traditional techniques are difficult to perform effectively. At that time, the 2-in-1 awake surgery allows the doctor to remove blood clots, stop bleeding, and check the effectiveness of the surgery while simultaneously talking and asking the patient to perform movements to ensure that the corresponding nerve fiber bundles are not damaged.

Robotic brain hemorrhage surgery brings many benefits to patients, saving lives and minimizing sequelae in cases of brain hemorrhage that were previously untreatable. Tam Anh General Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City is continuing to plan to develop and apply this technique to brain tumor surgery, ensuring the highest efficiency and preservation of functions for patients. There will be more opportunities for patients to live a healthy life without having to go abroad for expensive or incurable treatment as before.

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