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Archive: Epilepsy Surgery Preserves Tradition, Prevents Seizures
Pediatric Neurosurgeon Victor Perry, MD, director of pediatric epilepsy surgery at UCSF, performs surgery on 15-year-old Sky Titus while perserving the family's Native American traditions.
KTVU Channel 2 covers the story at UCSF Children's Hospital, where Perry's team removed three pieces of Titus' brain and gave the pieces to his mother following tribal tradition. See video here.