Imagine the scene. A patient lying on the table of Operation Theater. His brain is undergoing surgery. And he's going to play the guitar.
In reality, this happened in a hospital in southern India, Bangalore. Indian fingerprint Abhishek Prasad's fingers can not move. In the terminology of medicine, which is called 'Involantry muscle spasm' Another name for this is 'Musicians Distonia'. Those who suffer from it, they have severe seizures and pain in their muscles.
Because of this, Abhishek Prasad could not move his middle finger, anamika and younger finger.
For medical treatment, doctors decided to undergo surgery in his brain. And when this surgery was being performed, the guitar was being played by Abhishek Prasad.
When doctors were burning a circuit in his brain, he was told to play the guitar. In this way, he was given six-point treatment in phases. And doctors at every stage asked him to check whether the fingers are working properly by playing the guitar.
Mr Prasad told the BBC that after this surgical treatment, he can now play guitar perfectly and correctly.
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"My fingers seem to be working properly during the last round of treatment, and when I was lying on Operation Theater, I was quite normal."
"I thought this was a problem due to the ringing of the guitar, but after I stopped playing the guitar, I could see that this finger is not being made, and many kinds of painkillers, multi-vitamins have been eaten at the doctor's advice.
But nine months ago a neurologist told him that he was suffering from 'disinopathy'. After that, he had the expertise of brain surgery
When Abhishek Prashad said that he could remember every moment of his brain operation.
He said doctors put a frame with four screws on his head. After that, MRI scan was done to cut his skull.
After that, many electrodes are inserted into the head, with which the brain's circuits are fixed.
He said, it seemed as if this operation was being conducted in his head with a generator.
Dr. Srinivasan, one of those who took part in the surgery, said that there was no scope for him to feel pain when the patient's brain was operating. Because the section was obscured by 'local anesthesia'. However, the patient was absolutely alert throughout the operation.
Dr. Srinivasan said that this operation was called 'Live Brain Circuit Surgery'. He described this as a significant milestone for the medical treatment of India.
Abhishek Prasad said that after his operation his left hand and left leg still a bit weak. But in a month he is expected to recover completely.