Reducing The Effects Of Vertigo Via Neurosurgery

Erie resident Madonna Phan has suffered from severe vertigo for many years but recently underwent...  More »

Erie resident Madonna Phan has suffered from severe vertigo for many years but recently underwent neurosurgery to combat its effects. Watch as J. Brad Bellotte, M.D., UPMC Hamot's chief of neurosurgery, explains and performs a craniectomy on Jan. 11, 2013, to sever Phan's left vestibular nerve. The procedure was successful, according to Bellotte and Phan, and has helped stop the intermittent and sometimes false sensory information it sent to Phan's brain. Video by Andy Colwell  « Less