A development that will go down in medical history took place in Great Britain. According to the BBC, it is the skull of a child suffering from epilepsy developed for epilepsy A device was installed. The method was recorded as a world first.

The purpose of the epilepsy device is to reduce attacks. 13 years old By Oran Knowlson The information received shows that the results are promising.

The number of attacks decreased by 80%

According to the statement, Knowlson’s seizures during the day were alleviated after the device was installed. A huge reduction of 80% noticed. His mother told the BBC that her son quality of life becomes much better He stated that he would come.

The eight-hour operation to insert the device took place at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London last year. in October carried out and installed. Knowlson had Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, a treatment-resistant form of epilepsy. Since then he has had seizures ranging from 20 to 100 per day. Sometimes during these seizures the child fell to the ground and even lost consciousness. Observations after the operation showed that the number of attacks decreased.

Epileptic seizures are caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain. The implant emits a constant current pulse and causes abnormal aims to block and disrupt signals is transferred. The neurotransmitter called Picostim, in the project involving Great Ormond Street Hospital, University College London, King’s College Hospital and Oxford University, was developed by a company called Amber Therapeutics.