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Responsive Neurostimulator System (RNS) for Epilepsy – Mayo Clinic

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Published Online: Jun 8th 2014

Joseph Sirven, M.D., neurologist and epilepsy specialist at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, discusses the newly FDA approved device for the treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy. He includes information on patients who would be candidates for RNS as well as the benefits of this treatment option.

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