World's first epilepsy device fitted in boy's skull | BBC News
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- čas přidán 23. 06. 2024
- A boy with severe epilepsy has become the first patient in the world to trial a new device fitted in their skull to control seizures.
The neurostimulator, which sends electrical signals deep into his brain, has reduced Oran Knowlson’s daytime seizures by 80%.
The surgery was carried out in October as part of a trial at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London when Oran - who is now 13 - was 12.
Epilepsy seizures are triggered by abnormal bursts of electrical activity in the brain.
The device, which emits a constant pulse of current, aims to block or disrupt the abnormal signals.
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Incredible. My grandmother had suffered her most of the life having grand mal seizures. Seizures are so debilitating.
Life-changing for sure, go science!
... and that useful technology too
So happy for this young man and his family.
God bless scientists and doctors.
and thank god for making me an atheist
@@bettyboohadapoo thank *who* ? 😂😂
No need for blessings. Blessings didn't bring us this device.
@@ALEXXXCTROFFICIALhahahahaha
This is remarkable. It would be neat if it could be adapted to assist with motor neurone stimulation or to reduce Parkinson's symptoms
It already has been used for Parkinson's. He mentions it at 4:10 . There was even a live broadcast of the surgery on National Geographic Channel back in 2015
Neuralink is working on just that.
It's been used in parkinson's for a while now, mnd is quite a lot more complex, but hopefully one day.
AT last some good news!!! It is so sad that this family had to go trough this. I hope they can help many others soon.
As an epileptic this is both thrilling and scary, I don't think I'm ready for a chip in my brain! Really happy for them though!!! ❤❤❤
Bravo engineers and doctors!🎉
God bless you all Scientists,doctors and engineers.
Much more to come keep it up 😢😢❤
The poor kid, more than 100 seizures a day! I'm glad that the device helped. Elon Musk's Neuralink it also working on something like this, which is supposed to be more advanced. I hope that these devices could one day make seizures a thing of the past.
Amazing stuff! Well done all 👏
Just another of the gazillion reasons why I love SCIENCE!! Thank you for this wonderful device!!!
Incredible work by these professionals.
What brilliant people.
I'm reminded of Michael Crichton's 1972 "The Terminal Man"
Amazing! It's nice to see some positive news in these times.
Amazing ❤ Bravo 👍
How can his skull and brain grow to adult size if the implants are permanently fixed? Won't His brain and skull outgrow the device?
The human brain reaches adult size around age 5. The teen and young adult years is when the pre frontal cortex starts major development. The development that happens at his age isn’t as much physical growth as it is with pruning connections, chemical changes, neuron communication etc
@@KTe..17 Ok but I know for a fact My head is bigger then it was 25 years ago
@@HOLLASOUNDS yeah its full of misinformation
@@kieranmoffett6687 They guy is saying brains dont grow past age five, however clearly a 5 year olds head is significantly smaller then a 40 year olds head.
@@KTe..17 that’s untrue. The brain doesn’t stop growing until around early adolescence. It’s only around 90% grown by age 5. Just look stuff up before you spew incorrect info on the internet bro.
Hallucinations after taking eplepsy medicine
Amazing, God bless everyone who created this device.
Wooow, this is a great achievement for humanity. Can we invest more in such innovations rather than in military might?
This is truly amazing! Good for the young man! 1:05
Back to the 60s
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I have seen that even in my area there are people with whom devices has lasted for years to keep them in life without any fuss or frustration. A person in my Parish lives with such device that has kept him on with heart disability.
Stimulators can be amazing. I have one for nerve damage (relives nerve pain), it’s life changing. Stimulators can be great alternatives to medicine.
Cant wait for companies to make this a subscription service.
Don’t give them ideas
100's a day! Awful!!! I had one on Saturday and I'm still miserable, sore body, torn up tounge and tired...i can't imagine.
I wonder if this can also be a treatment for syngap 1 sufferers who also can have up to 100 seizures a day
Technology at it's best.
Have v n s stand for a vagus nerve system put in this will cut down the seizure a epilepsy patients is having v n s therapy this help me fight me epilepsy I had for years
The boy is not fully grown so how does that effect the implants? Won't the growing skull and brain create problems?
The epilepsy creates more problem than the implant. Imagine having 100 seizures per day.
Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberpunk 2024
Neurostimulation or brain simulating devices are not new. They had been used for different dyskinetic disorders since many years ago. Deep brain stimulation for parkinson dx is another example.
I recall a fictional horror novel & movie about something similar: The Terminal Man (1972 & 74) by Michael Crichton. The protagonist becomes addicted to his brain stimulation and trips over into constant stimulation leading to nasty consequences.
Total SouthPark Cartman anti-swearing chip vibe. The question is, does it have a remote controll ?
Who came up with this great device?
Amazing news life changing for so many
To learn more about Oran and this UK-first epilepsy treatment here at Great Ormond Street Hospital, watch our full film on our channel: czcams.com/video/Ot9W-OqAqT0/video.html
WHAT IS THE NAME OF DEVICE 😊
Based on the model shown in the thumbnail image, it seems like it is probably a picostim by Bioinduction. It isn't guaranteed that the model shown is the same as the type that was installed, but it would be weird for the BBC to show a different neurostimulator than what was actually used.
My guess would be it's called a 'DBS device'. I'm sure that, at this stage, the name will be based on function, not least of all because it's a prototype.
No knee praying required, praise be science.
Ewwwww. That is one of the grossest comments I have read.
@@IamRoxytheModernNomad Thank you.
How do you know?
@@HOLLASOUNDS because a human being made the device and put it in for him not your imaginary friend
Why so pressed over whether or not people prayed for a solution to this problem?
Can a poor person get this treatment....so much people suffering with elepesy in india and we don't have nothing even medicine so expensive..and side effects of very dengerous like sucidel...i take levetiracetam it's makes my life hell my memory is foggy feeling 😭 depression and I'm become a sucidel I don't know how much time for im here
I used to run a medical marijuana dispensary in Washington State we had many parents come in with their children that had bad epilepsy and seizures we would give them high THC Rick Simpson oils which was a good natural remedy this is how far the government will go to have you not used actual functioning holistic medicine
Science Wins
Nuclear weapons
it would be interesting to know what medicines he trialed before and if he trialed CBD
I love technology
2:09 how is this guy's face so f cking massive? Not his head, just his face
I brain insists his hands must also be enormous for some reason
Wow is gonna end up like cyberpunk 2077
👏👏🙌🙌
❤❤❤ wow
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bbc, where is extra electricity stored?
How about keto diet?
😮😮😮😮😮
Any way to conclusively prove that the reduction in seizure is due to the device and not due to the surgeon cutting open his brain and unintentionally treating the seizure with the cut/introducing foreign object in the brain?
Yes because they had to wait a month before the device was switched on and until then he was still fitting.
Plus epilepsy is the synaptic function miss firing and can happen anywhere in the brain.
@@algrant5293 Thank you for the information! What a great leap the doctors and researchers did for humanity! Best wishes to the boy.
Transhumanism...
show me who asked about what you think :)
@@candyapple6927Show me your mom
Me, I asked. People come to the comments to see what others think. Even others like you.
If your child or grandchild unfortunately gets this, I hope praying it out is not your solution.
Even as a stranger, I know you are dumb enough to not realise praying doesn't do shit.
Pls grow up.
@@RM-nm3xn They should try long water fasts. The Keto Diet was originally devloped to stop epilepsy and extended fasts does the same thing but greater.
Another achievement of our european sociéty that we can be proud of. I belive in "positivism": The 19th-century movement believing in progress is positivism, founded by Auguste Comte, emphasizing scientific and technological advancements for societal improvement.
Safe and effective
NCSWIC NOTHING
♥ National Council of Statewide Interoperability Coordinators ♥
What do you mean?
@@theprinceofpie nope
@@Golden-db7zy if you don't know, you aren't meant to know my friend
Wouldn't it be better to get to a point where such and other issues could be prevented maybe at conception or maybe even befor or shortly afterwards? Don't get me wrong, i think it is good to take care of people in anyway they need to live a healthy and fullfilling life, but we could safe some money and pain if we prevent such from manifesting in the first place.
True, but then that becames artificial selection and genocide of unborn fetuses, or test tube engerneering gene selection. At what point would We decide to rule whats acceptable to be born and whats not?
I always hate when they have something good for you but the requirement for it is gruesome, like surgery vaccines or anaesthetic.
Wish things could be like calpol
elon musk is like agamemnon
The mark of the beast, you've doomed your child!
You Satan worshippers are weird
Only for rich people.
His parents did not look rich.
London is not US
It’s all thanks to God
When that Man of Evil comes, it will be the work of Satan. He will come with great power, and he will do all kinds of false miracles, signs, and wonders.
I'm voting REFORM ❤- Are YOU?
😂
Why does it matter who you vote for? We're all doomed
The Russians are at it again
@@richard7645if "praying it out" is your solution, then the only people who are doomed are your children
(irrespective of the fact if they get any of these medical problems)
Is that the nutter's new party?
the jinn have corrupted the perceptions of people today to deny the favors of their LORD
Epilepsy seems a pretty weird favour
Vote Reform
Innovated in the US.. for sure
Do you have solid evidence to support your claim ?
well? are you going to prove it?
Incredible. My grandmother had suffered her most of the life having grand mal seizures. Seizures are so debilitating.