Seizure Desist: Neurostim Companies Pursue Alternative Treatments for Epilepsy
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
The rise of interest in neurostimulation and neuromodulation approaches is leading venture capitalists and large medical device companies to develop devices to prevent or block seizures. The devices would be used primarily on patients who don't respond to drugs for epilepsy.
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