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Boki the bear to have pioneering surgery to drain fluid from skull and stop seizures

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Boki, a two-year-old European brown bear, has been suffering seizures and vision problems for the last five months .

MRI scans show he has hydrocephalus, a build up of fluid inside his skull that is putting pressure on his brain.

Specialist vets working with the Wildwood Trust will insert a tube in his brain to drain the fluid and relieve the pressure.

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