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August 12, 2031
Patient Name: David Allen Leiter
Age: 14 s*x: M
Next of Kin: Astrid Leiter (mother)
Medical History: No relevant history
Preoperative Diagnosis: Broad-spectrum agnosia secondary to severe cerebral trauma incurred in a vehicular collision.
Investigations: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) scan of head. Right-parietal craniotomy, left-parietal craniotomy, and occipital craniotomy for purpose of implanting electrodes for a brain-computer interface (BCI), and for implantation of a combination BCI and digital storage device known as the Taggart BCID. Intra-operative assessment of functioning of the BCID.
Taggart BCID
Anaesthesia: Monitored anaesthesia care with local anaesthesia(Marcaine and lidocaine). IV sedative.
Complications:
