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New epilepsy device to reduce seizures
Manage episode 426422987 series 2902253
A British boy with severe epilepsy has become the first patient in the world to have a device successfully inserted into his brain, to reduce the number and severity of seizures.
Called a neuro-stimulator - the device emits a pulse of current that blocks the otherwise abnormal electrical signals that cause epileptic fits.
Guest: Rory Piper, neurologist from University College in London.
251 episodes
Manage episode 426422987 series 2902253
A British boy with severe epilepsy has become the first patient in the world to have a device successfully inserted into his brain, to reduce the number and severity of seizures.
Called a neuro-stimulator - the device emits a pulse of current that blocks the otherwise abnormal electrical signals that cause epileptic fits.
Guest: Rory Piper, neurologist from University College in London.
251 episodes
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