Although VNS Therapy is used in addition to medication, it is NOT a drug and does not cause the kinds of side effects you would expect from anti-seizure drugs. With VNS Therapy you get the benefit of receiving therapy all day, every day, year after year, without having to remember to take an additional medication.
80% of all implanted patients experience fewer seizures.
75% of patients reduce the number or dosage of anti-seizure drugs they take.
VNS Therapy is NOT a drug, and doesn’t have the kind of side effects you would expect from drug therapy. In fact, one of the motivations for developing this treatment option was to ensure that patients would not experience side effects like these:
Because every person is different, the effects of VNS Therapy will not be the same for everyone. However, most patients find that seizure control improves greatly over time. For thousands of people with uncontrolled seizures, VNS Therapy offers hope for more control and independence.
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