The Vagus Nerve Stimulator (VNS ) is most easily described as being like a pacemaker for the brain. The surgery includes attaching a wire to the vagal nerve that regularly stimulates the nerve in a way that, for an, as of yet unknown reason, interrupts the seizure processes in the brain. Learn more here.
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