Mr Li, a former musician from Changchun, China ( a north eastern Jilin province) who lost the ability to play guitar through dystonia, an unsual neurological condition he contracted in the 1990's underwent an operation at a hospital in Shenzen, in the south of the country.
The condition stole Mr Li's skill to effeciently use the muscles in his fingers, and to effectively write beautiful music.
He strummed away at the operating room during a seemingly life-changing brain surgery and it appeared to have a wonderful result.
In the course of the operation, doctors planted a battery-powered electrodes in the 57-year-old's brain, which will last for about ten years.
The director of the neurology department at the Shenzen's Number Two People's Hospital, Cai Xiaodong said that the surgery is unique from any other surgeries.
“Patients need to play a song before the operation and then stay awake. After the electrodes have been implanted in the brain, patients then need to assess the result of the operation by playing another tune,” the surgeon said.
Cai also added that Li had obtained 80 percent use of the muscles in his fingers, while the remaining 20 percent will come back over time.
Li's dystonia was one of the complex procedure and was a one of a kind operation made by surgeons in China.
