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This Man Was Wide Awake During Hours-Long Brain Surgery

BANGALORE, India (CBSLA.com) — A musician in India was wide awake during recent a brain surgery.

Doctors encouraged Abhishek Prasad to play his guitar as they burnt a circuit in his brain.

The surgery was to correct painful, cramping fingers.

It took four hours, and and was a success.

Prasad says the pain is now gone.

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