❖ A UK-based teenager has become the first person in the world to be fitted with a brain implant to help bring his epileptic seizures under control. 

❖ The deep brain stimulation (DBS) device sends electrical signals deep into the brain and has reduced her daytime seizures by 80%.

❖ The neurostimulator delivers constant electrical impulses to the brain to disrupt or block abnormal seizure-causing signals.

❖ Epilepsy isa condition that leads to recurring seizures.

❖ In India, between 3 and 11.9 per 1,000 people suffer from epilepsy.