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UK boy gets world's first epilepsy device inserted into skull. Know in detail about neurostimulators fitted into brain
A 13-year-old kid, Oran Knowlson from Somerset is the first to test a neurostimulator device for severe epilepsy. Three more Lennox-Gastaut syndrome kids will have the deep brain neurostimulator fitted.
World's first epilepsy device fitted in 13 year old UK boy's skull; Here's how the device works
Oran Knowlson, a 13-year-old from England with severe epilepsy, has become the first person to trial a new device implanted in his skull to control seizures. The groundbreaking surgery, which took place at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, has reduced Oran's seizures by 80%. The device, a Picostim neurotransmitter, aims to disrupt abnormal brain signals causing epilepsy. Oran's improved quality of life following the surgery has brought hope to others with treatment-resistant epilepsy.
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