Implantable Device Designed to Detect, Stop Seizures Under Study at MCG 1 (of 2) (IMAGE)

Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University

Implantable Device Designed to Detect, Stop Seizures Under Study at MCG 1 (of 2)

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A small device implanted in the skull that detects oncoming seizures, then delivers a brief electrical stimulus to the brain to stop them is under study at the Medical College of Georgia.

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Medical College of Georgia

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