UK Boy Receives World’s First Epilepsy Device Implanted In Skull

UK Boy Receives World’s First Epilepsy Device Implanted In Skull

Epileptic seizures result from abnormal bursts of electrical activity in the brain. In a world-first trial, a 12-year-old boy named Oran Knowlson from Somerset received a new epilepsy device implanted in his skull. The device, a neurostimulator, sends electrical signals to his brain, significantly reducing his daily seizures by 80%. Oran suffers from Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, … Read more