Epilepsy, Neurosciences

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) now a treatment for epilepsy

There’s a new treatment option for patients in Louisville with medically-refractory epilepsy. Louisville’s first patient to get deep brain stimulation for epilepsy — a patient treated at Norton Neuroscience Institute…

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Epilepsy, Neurosciences

Disney star Cameron Boyce’s family says a seizure led to his death: What is sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP)?

When actor Cameron Boyce, a star of the Disney Channel show “Jessie,” died at age 20, his family said in a statement that his sudden death was due to a…

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Epilepsy, Movement Disorders, Neurosciences, Parkinson’s Disease

New deep brain stimulation technique allows patients to sleep through surgical procedure

Abigail J. Rao, M.D., neurosurgeon with Norton Neuroscience Institute, isn’t an electrician, but she knows how electricity impacts the brain. She’s using electricity to make a world of difference for…

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