August 11, 2012

Seizure detector treats epilepsy in rats




Seizure detector treats epilepsy in rats

Minimally invasive brain stimulator reduces duration of seizures.

A skull implant that can detect an epileptic seizure and deliver therapeutic electrical impulses can reduce the length of these events by 60% in rats. The device, tested on nine rats with a ‘petit mal’ form of epilepsy, is described today in Science1.