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Seizure-free…a hope or a promise?
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Is it a reality…a hope…or a promise?
Have you been there once for a visit? And then come back, to the land of falling down, shaking, quaking and blackouts.
We all know, the only thing that remains the same is change.
Everything is in a state of flux. Drugs, science, our bodies, our brains.
From that you can choose hopelessness. Or hope.
Tags: angry, courage, drugs, Epilepsy, hope, hopelessness, information, perseverence, possibility, promise?, science, seizure-free, seizures, support, surgery, victim, VNS
Seizure Free – A Hope or a Promise?
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Is it a reality…a hope…or a promise?
Have you been there once for a visit?
And then come back, to the land of falling down, shaking, quaking and blackouts.
We all know, the only thing that remains the same is change.
Everything is in a state of flux.
Drugs, science, our bodies, our brains.
From that you can choose hopelessness. Or hope.
Tags: angry, courage, drugs, Epilepsy, hope, hopelessness, information, perseverence, possibility, promise?, science, seizure-free, seizures, support, surgery, victim, VNS
Responsive Neurostimulation (RNS) Shown to Reduce “Untreatable” Seizures |
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The idea that we can implant a Star Trek-type device that will detect seizures and interrupt them without causing injury is entirely new. And exciting. And scary.
Especially for those people with epilepsy that have seizures that begin at one focal point in the brain, but aren’t appropriate for epilepsy surgery.
Brain stimulation has now been shown to offer significant relief to patients with intractable seizures, for whom drugs and other treatments have not worked.
Move Over VNS…There’s A New Guy in Town!
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What if I were to say there’s a new nerve stimulation therapy that requires NO SURGERY and reduces seizures among those who are drug resistant by about 40 percent?
SAY HELLO TO TRIGEMINAL NERVE STIMULATION!
The difference between this experimental device and the VNS is that the skin is never penetrated and the TNS is powered by an external device about the size of a large cell phone.
Tags: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), depression, Lennox Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), new nerve stimulation therapy, no surgery, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), reduces seizures, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation (TNS), VNS
Aids for Parents of Kids with Epilepsy
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There are so many options available for your peace of mind and your child’s safety. They range from the very practical, to the very attractive. But many can be effectively combined to please both parent and child and provide added protection.
Here are just a few…
Tags: children, dogs, epilepsy aids, ID, jewelry, Ketogenic Diet, monitors, reminders, safety, support groups, VNS
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