VUMC Implants First Patient In Nautilus Study For Treatment Of Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy
October 19, 2022
October 19, 2022
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 19 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news:
A female adult patient with idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) is now the first to receive neuromodular stimulation of the brain to see if it can help with seizures.
IGE, which is diagnosed in childhood or adolescence and often results in lifelong seizures, accounts for 15-30% of epilepsies.
It is the second most common type of epilepsy, after focal . . .
A female adult patient with idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) is now the first to receive neuromodular stimulation of the brain to see if it can help with seizures.
IGE, which is diagnosed in childhood or adolescence and often results in lifelong seizures, accounts for 15-30% of epilepsies.
It is the second most common type of epilepsy, after focal . . .