This hub covers epilepsy devices and neuromodulation like VNS, RNS, and DBS, which are treatments that can reduce seizures when meds aren’t enough. Plain-language research summaries plus real-life pros/cons.
Some are used more often in adults, but pediatric use depends on the device, the case, and specialist guidance.
Often gradually. Improvement can build over months as settings are optimized.
Sometimes medication can be reduced, but many people still use meds alongside a device.
Sometimes yes, with device-specific rules. Always check the exact device guidelines first.
This study did not test the ketogenic diet in children directly.
Researchers evaluated a brain device treatment called responsive thalamic stimulation as an add-on therapy for people with drug-resistant idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) who had generalized tonic-clonic seizures (GTCSs).
This study looked at current pediatric epilepsy surgery and presurgical evaluation practices around the world.
Researchers looked at whether turning vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) on or off changed brain blood flow-related measurements in people with drug-resistant epilepsy.
This paper was a systematic review, which means the authors gathered and summarized earlier studies rather than testing one new group of patients.
Researchers studied high-frequency oscillations, or HFOs, in brain recordings from 185 children who had intracranial EEG as part of epilepsy care.
This paper looked at a rare condition called Subacute Encephalopathy with Seizures in Alcoholics (SESA).
This study looked at how adults with non-convulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) were treated in a 6-year ambispective registry, and whether treatment patterns were associated with seizure control, death in the hospital, or worse function at discharge.
This study looked at how often antipsychotic medicines were prescribed to children and teens with epilepsy in Uganda, and which medicines were used together.