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World’s First Brain Implant for Epilepsy Control
July 6 , 2024
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- A UK-based teenager has become the first person in the world to be fitted with a brain implant to help bring his epileptic seizures under control.
- The deep brain stimulation (DBS) device sends electrical signals deep into the brain and has reduced her daytime seizures by 80%.
- The neurostimulator delivers constant electrical impulses to the brain to disrupt or block abnormal seizure-causing signals.
- Epilepsy isa condition that leads to recurring seizures.
- In India, between 3 and 11.9 per 1,000 people suffer from epilepsy.
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