Inside Pediatrics Fall/Winter 2024

NEUROLOGY

When performing a DBS procedure, a neurosurgeon inserts electrodes connected to a neurostimulator into the brain to disrupt epileptic electrical activity before it can cause a seizure. Similar to the RNS System, the DBS neuromodulation device—after placement—can be programmed in an outpatient clinic by an epilepsy specialist, such as UAB Department of Pediatrics Division of Neurology professor Monisha Goyal, M.D. In this case, Rozzelle placed the RNS System electrodes in the thalamus, resulting in a twofold RNS and DBS procedure.

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