Girl 'youngest' to have conscious brain surgery for condition
Summary
A 15-year-old girl named Tilly Phillips had a special type of brain surgery called a conscious craniotomy to treat a dangerous tangle of blood vessels that caused her seizures. Surgeons woke her briefly during the 12-hour operation to map important brain areas and safely remove the problem, helping reduce her seizures and improve her quality of life.Key Facts
- Tilly Phillips was 15 when she had the surgery and is now 16.
- The surgery treated an arteriovenous malformation, a harmful tangle of blood vessels in her brain.
- The operation lasted 12 hours and was done at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool.
- Surgeons woke Tilly for about 30 minutes to check brain functions like speech and movement during the surgery.
- After surgery, Tilly experienced memory and speech difficulties but has improved with therapy.
- Before surgery, Tilly had about three seizures a day; these have since reduced a lot.
- She stayed about a week in the hospital and took her GCSE exams at home during recovery.
- The hospital says Tilly is the youngest known patient to have this kind of brain surgery.
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