Researchers have developed an innovative platform for treating drug -resistant epilepsy using Deep Brain Stimulation. This technology has been used to reduce seizures and improve memory and sleep, which are a common challenge facing epilepsy patients.
The study was conducted by Mayo Clinic researchers in the United States, and its results were published in the Brain Communications magazine on April 7, and the Yurrick Alert website was written about.
Epilepsy causes memory, emotions and sleep disturbance, a disorder that affects about 50 million people around the world. There are many drug -resistant cases, which reduces the available treatment options.
The researchers monitored 5 patients with a temporal lobe shine throughout their treatment with deep stimulation of the brain, a nervous surgical procedure that allows a nervous adjustment by targeting certain places in the brain.
“Using a transplanted device constantly monitoring the brain activity, we can detect seizures with more accurately than patients’ notes, to improve the deep stimulation of the brain in an actual time and improve treatment,” says Dr. Vaslev Kareten, a researcher in Mayo Clinic and co -author of the study.
The researchers found that deep -frequency brain stimulation not only reduced seizures, but also improved memory and sleep.
“Using an implanted device under research, the team has constantly monitored the brain activity by tracking seizures and sleep -backed sleep,” says Dr. Gregory Warel, a PhD in Mayo Clinic and co -author of the study.
“The cloud platform evaluated the behavior of the participants, their memory and their mood at home simultaneously. This instantaneous data allows accurately controlling stimulus, which increases the benefits to the maximum extent while reducing the side effects to the minimum.”