Jennifer Mathews: Scott Engle spends his spare time making ice cream cones and setting up a neighborhood cafe for teens.
Scott Engle: It was an volunteer operation, but it did something that I can do a little bit at a time.
Jennifer Mathews: That's because a hard, bony mass beneath his skull causes severe pain.
Scott Engle: I was on a mission trip in Honduras. I started losing the senses in my hands, in my arms, and in my legs.
Jennifer Mathews: And he felt exploding pressure in his head.
Scott Engle: After five years of incredible pain, I was really ready to try anything.
Jennifer Mathews: University of Cincinnati doctors suggested brain surgery using new brain mapping technology to highlight specific areas of Scott's brain activity.
Dr. James Leach: Movement of the hand and movement of the face. That allows us to have that information available for the neurosurgeons to plan surgery as well as in the operating room.
Jennifer Mathews: These images are merged from a functional MRI and special software. Patients perform activities during the scan, so neuroradiologists can map key areas to avoid during surgery.
Dr. James Leach: People have found that it has allowed neurosurgeons to remove more of the tumor.
Jennifer Mathews: Doctors didn't remove Scott's mass, but did implant stimulators to reduce the pain. He says that has allowed him to have a life again. This is Jennifer Mathews reporting.
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