Epilepsy Talk
TNS vs. VNS – NO SURGERY!
April 1, 2013
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The first Vagus Nerve Stimulator (VNS) was implanted in 1988, as a therapeutic option for medically intractable epilepsy, when elective epilepsy surgery was not appropriate.
As the number of implanted vagus nerve stimulators grows, so does the need to remove or revise the devices.
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Tags: alternative, better seizure control, depression reduction, drug-resistant, effective, enhancement, Epilepsy, FDA approval, no side-effects, no surgery, non-invasive, post traumatic stress, success rate, trigeminal nerve stimulation, vagus nerve stimulator
Tags: alternative, better seizure control, depression reduction, drug-resistant, effective, enhancement, Epilepsy, FDA approval, no side-effects, no surgery, non-invasive, post traumatic stress, success rate, trigeminal nerve stimulation, vagus nerve stimulator
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