Modern equipment purchased under the PL\u2013UA project, an unconventional approach, and a courageous decision by neurosurgeons from the University Clinical Hospital in Bia\u0142ystok (USK) made it possible to save the life of a 30-year-old patient. The innovative equipment was a key element in performing this exceptionally difficult surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In mid-2025, Mr Adam began experiencing problems with speech. He was able to answer simple \u201cyes\u201d or \u201cno\u201d questions, but forming longer sentences became a challenge. Over time, his family noticed that he started writing like a first-grader: slowly and illegibly. He also developed vision problems and weakness in one arm. Even something as simple as opening a bottle of water became very difficult. After diagnostics in one of the hospitals, it turned out that all these symptoms were caused by a several-centimetre-long cyst located deep in the brain. The doctors proposed a highly burdensome operation involving opening the skull, entering the brain through the corpus callosum, and removing the lesion. Unfortunately, the surgery carried a very high risk of brain damage, and the doctors openly admitted that the man might have memory problems afterwards, or might even lose the ability to speak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n