New Epilepsy Treatment Under Study For Seizures - Part 1

Part one of an interview with NeuroPace's Dr. Martha Morrell by Epilepsy Therapy Project's Joyce Kramer about a new treatment option for epilepsy that is designed to detect abnormal electrical activity in the brain and deliver small amounts of electrical stimulation to suppress the abnormal activity before any seizure symptoms occur. The treatment, known as responsive neurostimulation, builds upon established neurostimulation technology that is FDA approved to treat Parkinson's disease and Essential Tremor.

The implantable device is being investigated at 29 sites in the U.S. as a treatment option for people with epilepsy who experience uncontrolled seizures and do not respond well to medication. Dr. Morrell provides information on the RNS System clinical trial and discusses patient eligibility for the trial.

People living with epilepsy and their family and friends can visit www.seizurestudy.com to learn more.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• epilepsy
• seizures
• stimulation
• neurostimulation
• treatment
• clinical
• trial
• NeuroPace
• RNS
• System
• health
• medicine

[2cyberdoggies]

I would love to find out more information about this type of therapy. It is amazing the way technology has progressed! I have meet Dr. Morrell at one of the EFA's annual conferences,that they used to hold & heard her talk. I am very impressed w/ her & feel she is one of the leading epileptologist in the country. I would like to know of any conferences on epilepsy planned for the near future. If you know of any please post them here and I will check back. Thanks very much!!!!!!!

[Mindraker1]

I don't know, the nice thing about the VNS -is- that it drones on constantly and that I can ignore it.

If the RNS were to come on without warning and without regular pattern in the middle of the night, that would wake me up and I'd never get back to sleep. But that's just me.

[Beatthepeace]

I wish it has subtitles to have communication access.