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Device for detecting seizures?
Wed, 03/21/2007 - 14:15Topic: Complementary Therapies
Does anyone know anything about some sort of device that would detect seizures a couple minutes before they occur? What about the possibility of that instead of drug therapy?
Re: Device for detecting seizures?
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 2007-04-15 - 07:36
www.neuropace.com/trials/overview.html
Epi_help
Epilepsy.com Resource Specialist
New devices are being developed and tested for epilepsy. One is called the RNS or responsive neurostimulator which is supposed to be able to detect and respond to seizure activity in the brain. It is still in the testing phase. Here's a link to the company's site that describes the device and research that is being done. It's still too early to know how it will work but may be a promising treatment for some people in the future.
www.neuropace.com/trials/overview.html
Epi_help
Epilepsy.com Resource Specialist