https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/tags/neurosurgery/Recent content in neurosurgery on Birmingham DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usFri, 10 Jul 2026 04:30:00 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/11-week-old-girl-diagnosed-with-extremely-rare-and-aggressive-brain-tumour/Fri, 10 Jul 2026 04:30:00 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/11-week-old-girl-diagnosed-with-extremely-rare-and-aggressive-brain-tumour/Katie Charles, aunt of 11-week-old Freya Charles from Lichfield, shared a poignant account of her niece’s battle against a rare and aggressive brain tumour. What initially appeared to be flat head syndrome was soon diagnosed as a grade four Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumour (AT/RT), a highly uncommon and fast-growing cancer. AT/RT is an embryonal tumour originating from stem cells that normally help form the embryo but remain in the brain after birth.