World-first procedure to implant 'pacemaker for the brain' performed on a child...
by a ROBOT READ MORE: Girl, 6, has brain tumours removed by a ROBOT in world first By Cassidy Morrison Senior Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 15:46, 12 June 2024 | Updated: 15:55, 12 June 2024 e-mail 12 shares 13 View comments An eight year-old with paralyzing brain damage regained the ability to move on her own — thanks to a first-of-its-kind implant surgery involving a robot. Before the lengthy operation, Karleigh Fry, from Oklahoma , was paralyzed and could not eat, walk or even sit up on her own.
Now, she can lift her arms above her head, and there are signs she is beginning to move other body parts. A robotic device fitted an electrical implant into her brain to 'reawaken' areas involved in movement. While the robot — which is operated by surgeons — has been used in the past to implant brain stimulators , this is the first time the procedure has ben performed on a child.
Dr Amber Stocco, the pediatric neurologist involved in the procedure described the surgery as a 'milestone'. Karleigh Fry, eight, was unable to move her arms until the procedure to implant a 'pacemaker for the brain' Doctors are hailing their achievement as a gamechanger for the use of robotics in brain surgeries in children 'Our young patient is already showing promising results, and we hope this procedure will pave the way for more pediatric cases worldwide.' Meanwhile, Karleigh's mother, Trisha Fry, s.
