That's what I asked her and she said that is a common misconception.
Most of its usefulness actually comes from the electirical signal that
it sends to the vagus nerve every so many minutes based on how it is set
for you. The magnet is useful if you do have auras, or if it is swiped
during a seizure, but that is not the VNS's primary usefulness in
stopping seizures.
Kelly
TIMOTHY BALDWIN wrote:
> Kelly,
> The only problem I may have in getting a VNS installed is that I don't ever have auras and don't see how the magnet could be of any use to me. I beleive that a person may be having a seizure and a person nearby could use the magnet to prevent the seizure from progressing, but what if you're alone. Do you think that w/o the use of the magnet the reduction of seizures wouldn't likely be 50%, maybe 0-25%?
> Tim Baldwin
>
>
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Re: [epilepsy] eliminating no possibility
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