#87 Minimally-invasive surgery for drug-resistant epilepsy: Part 2

BrainWaves: A Neurology Podcast

• Episode: #87 Minimally-invasive surgery for drug-resistant epilepsy: Part 2
• Website: BrainWaves: A Neurology Podcast
• Feed URL: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:214831941/sounds.rss
• Duration: 00:27:31
• Published: 2017-11-30 11:00

Last week was all about how destroying bad brain can help patients with epilepsy. This week, in a stimulating discussion with Dr. Becker, we're reviewing the ways we can activate the nervous system in order to prevent future seizures: the vagus nerve stimulator, deep brain stimulation, and the responsive neurostimulation system.

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