Deep Brain Stimulation: A New Option for Patients With Epilepsy
Update: 2025-05-08
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Last year, Curtis J. Rozzelle, M.D., a pediatric neurosurgeon at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), performed the first deep brain stimulation (DBS) procedure for epilepsy at Children’s of Alabama, offering a new treatment option for pediatric patients who experience drug-resistant seizures. During the procedure, he also implanted the first NeuroPace responsive neurostimulation (RNS) epilepsy treatment device at Children’s. In this episode, Rozzelle describes the procedure and the device, and he explains how they help patients with epilepsy.
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