The law isn't
always brain surgery, whatever its practitioners might claim.
Not exact matches
Still, after 15 years of treating patients with epilepsy either with oral medications that don't
always work but sometimes have side effects, or with
surgery that requires removing
brain tissue, Liu said she is eager to find a better approach.
«After
surgery, you
always have microscopic cells that spread,» he says, «and they hide throughout the
brain, beyond the areas we can visualize by any kind of imaging technology.
Our daughter will
always be significantly handicapped — her rehab from many
surgeries was long, and life with half a
brain is no cakewalk — but all my children and my husband have brought joy and perspective.
This technology delivers a consistent stream of electrical stimulation to an implantation site located deep in the
brain; however, because stimulation is
always on, the DBS's battery may deplete quickly, which necessitates invasive
surgery for replacement.