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Experience: a brain surgeon dropped part of my skull on the floor
I was a healthy 34-year-old when a mass of blood vessels ruptured close to my brain.
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A healthy 34‑year‑old experienced a sudden rupture of a mass of blood vessels near the brain while using a chest‑press at a gym on a Sunday in May 2017. The event produced a brief, sigh‑like sensation in the body, no pain, and caused the person to go limp and crawl to a mat. Emergency care involved three neurosurgeons who performed a risky 16‑hour operation to repair the damage. The account details the immediate symptoms and the extensive surgical response.
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