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How is Vagus Nerve Stimulator Used For Treating Epilepsy?

If your child has epilepsy, he or she may be recommended for a vagus nerve stimulator or VNS. Vagus nerve stimulation prevents seizures by sending regular, mild pulses of electrical energy to the brain via the vagus nerve. Learn more from pediatric neurologist, Dr. Karen Keough, of Child Neurology Consultants of Austin. For more videos, visit https://www.childneurotx.com/VideoLib.... Complete transcript: The Vagus Nerve Stimulator (VNS) is a device that we use when the seizures have not stopped with medication and when brain surgery is not an option or if it has been tried and didn't work. It's sort of like a pacemaker but it's for the nerve in your neck that conducts electricity up to the brain where it spreads throughout the brain and it can be effective for preventing seizures. It's usually used in conjunction with medicines. Most people who use the Vagus Nerve Stimulator still take medicines but their seizures usually become less frequent, less severe and they have a way to make the seizure stop if it continues longer than a minute or two. Learn more about Child Neurology Consultants of Austin at https://www.childneurotx.com.