A patient in critical condition is rushed into theatre from North Wales; forty-eight-year-old Christine has fallen downstairs and broken her neck; Anthony is living with a ticking timebomb in his brain.
After collapsing at the wheel of his car, a stroke victim's brain is swelling and scans reveal a tumour which needs removing. Plus, a delicate spinal operator to alleviate lower back pain.
A man arrives in theatre with agonising back pain; 26-year-old-James has half of his skull removed; the team operates to help a man walk without pain for the first time in months; the team reacts fast as a stroke victim is flown in.
A neurosurgeon has just 24 hours to stop 21-year-old Caitlin from going blind; Toni's life is in danger due to a brain cyst; Steven faces surgery on a massive deformity in his spine.
A patient is sped into theatre after a devastating stroke; Lorna is rushed in for emergency surgery after breaking her back; a consultant neurosurgeon must act quickly to avoid paralysis.
Fifty-year-old Theresa is rushed into the accident and emergency department after sudden, severe neck pain and weakness in her arms and legs. Surgeons fear that without urgent surgery, she could be paralysed.
Zara Hobson
Director
Johnny Perks
Iain Robinson
Livia Simoka
Producer
Alan Hayling
