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Seizure Surgery
Recent and continuing research has shown that electrical impulses sent to the brain can interfere with the development of seizure activity. This "overdrive pacing" is very similar to techniques used in the heart with cardiac pacemakers to prevent electrical disturbances of the heart rhythm.

Stimulation of the vagus nerve (the 10th cranial nerve), in particular, has shown promise in this regard. The vagus nerve is a nerve that carries messages to and from the brain - connected to internal organs such as the heart and stomach. Nerve fibers within the vagus nerve are connected to the part of the brain that may be responsible for producing seizures. Stimulating the vagus nerve has been shown to reduce the frequency and intensity of seizures in some patients.

A vagal nerve stimulator is a device like a cardiac pacemaker that stimulates the vagus nerve. A small electric stimulator is surgically placed in the neck around the vagus nerve. A power source is placed near the armpit or chest. The nerve stimulator automatically sends intermittent electrical signals to the brain. It also can be manually activated to attempt to interrupt a seizure that's just starting.

 
Michael S. Turner , MD (click here for more details)
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
  Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI - 1976
INTERNSHIP:
  Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN - 1977
RESIDENCY:
  Neurological Surgery, IUMC, Indianapolis, IN - 1981
BOARD CERTIFIED:
  American Board Neurological Surgery
  American Board of Pediatric Neurosurgery
 
Ronald L. Young, MD (click here for more details)
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
  University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Norman, OK -1990
INTERNSHIP:
  Graduate Hospital, Philadelphia, PA - 1991
RESIDENCY:
  University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA - 1996
BOARD ELIGIBLE:
  American Board of Neurological Surgery

 

 

 

  
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