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World’s 1st epilepsy implant cuts seizures by 80%, recharges via headphones | Seven months post-operation, Oran has been reported to be “more alert and has not experienced any drop seizures during the day.”
The neurostimulator, which delivers electrical signals deep into his brain, has successfully decreased the boy's daytime seizures by 80%.
A young boy suffering from severe epilepsy has made history as the first patient globally to test a new device implanted in his skull to manage seizures. The surgical team, led by consultant pediatric neurosurgeon Martin Tisdall, implanted two electrodes deep into Oran’s brain, targeting the thalamus, a critical relay station for neuronal information. The Picostim™-DyNeuMo project integrates scientific tools into a small cranial pacemaker to study the role of circadian rhythms, motion, and brain signals in disease development and treatment.
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