Vagus Nerve Stimulation Therapy

Vagus Nerve Stimulation Therapy

Mark Cuthbertson

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Editorial:
KS OmniScriptum Publishing
Año de edición:
2009
Materia
Enfermedades y trastornos
ISBN:
9783639140040
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Follow a case study of a patient dealing withintractible Epilepsy. Faced with intolerable sideeffects from ever-increasing dosages of anti-seizuremedications, she struggles with the possibility ofimplantation of a novel new non-medicinal device. Vagus Nerve Stimulation, with a battery powereddevice implanted in the neck, might be the ultimatesolution. But what if it fails? What if there neveris an answer? Her research, her uncertainty, and herultimate decision are chronicled here in aheart-warming tribute to a brave woman.The author, involved on a very personal level, spendscountless hours researching Epilepsy, searching foranswers. He feels helpless, as the patient, hisbeautiful wife, gains over seventy pounds, develops avery noticeable and worrisome tremor, wakes at nightto hallucinations, and loses her self-esteem. The onepossible answer seems to be VNS.

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