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Brain Surgery Saves Bluegrass Legend's Career

Bluegrass banjo legend Eddie Adcock is crediting his widely-publicized brain surgery of 2008 for eliminating a hand tremor that threatened his career as a musician. The surgery required Eddie to play his banjo while doctors implanted electrodes in his brain and now, almost three years later, Eddie is still playing.

Bluegrass banjo legend Eddie Adcock is crediting his widely-publicized brain surgery of 2008 for eliminating a hand tremor that threatened his career as a musician. The surgery required Eddie to play his banjo while doctors implanted electrodes in his brain and now, almost three years later, Eddie is still playing.

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