Natalia was having up to 30 seizures a day. An advanced neurostimulation implant silenced them all.
It first happened in the middle of the night. A foot cramp. Followed the next day by a seizure. Then another. And another. The diagnosis was quick - Natalia had epilepsy.
Despite medications to treat it, the seizures persisted - sometimes as many as 30 per day. And when surgery to remove the epileptic tissue didn’t fully work, doctors at Children’s Mercy implanted a vagus nerve stimulator (VNS) - a small, innovative device placed under the skin that delivers electrical pulses to interrupt seizure activity. It’s been 18 weeks since Natalia received the VNS and she’s been seizure-free ever since.
Another example of how Love Will never settle, helping Natalia get back to hiking on trails with Dad, swimming at the pool, and finally - sleeping soundly through the night.
Learn more about the Children’s Mercy Epilepsy Center here: www.childrensm...
3 окт 2019
