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VNS Surgery

If you (or your loved one) have had a vagus nerve stimulator implanted, what happened after it?

no more seizures
5% (11 votes)
helped control seizures a lot
34% (76 votes)
helped a little bit
35% (78 votes)
didn’t help at all
17% (37 votes)
worse off
10% (22 votes)
Total votes: 224

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New - About Teens with Epilepsy
Created by ETPat11/13/2006 - 10:02am|488 Views
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New - Alcohol & Drugs
Created by ETPat12/15/2006 - 6:41am|619 Views
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New - Driving
Created by ETPat10/22/2006 - 4:59pm|613 Views
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New - Driving & Transportation
Created by ETPat12/15/2006 - 7:21am|289 Views
Driving a motor vehicle is one of the greatest acts of independence in our society. There is no other time in life when a certain birthday takes on such meaning as the age at which one can obtain a license to drive. Many people with...
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New - Employment
Created by ETPat11/13/2006 - 10:01am|248 Views
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New - General Info for Teens
Created by ETPat10/26/2006 - 5:19am|795 Views
The onset of puberty can lead to more than first dates and acne—it can add a complex social environment to the management of an already complicated illness. But there is hope and help out there. Advocacy groups such as the Epilepsy...
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New - I feel so weird
Created by ETPat11/03/2007 - 4:01pm|168 Views
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New - Information For Teens
Created by ETPat11/16/2005 - 2:16pm|5023 Views
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New - Medication
Created by ETPat11/13/2006 - 10:01am|279 Views
A Parent's Story "I know Steve doesn't take his medication regularly. I try to remind him every morning and every night. It's more than forgetting. By not taking his medications, he is saying, 'I don't really have epilepsy.'...
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New - My Life With Epilepsy
Created by ETPat11/03/2007 - 3:57pm|73 Views
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