A brain vagus nerve stimulator (pacemaker) was successfully implanted in a 59-year-old patient with drug-resistant epilepsy
The first pacemaker implantation operation for epilepsy in Thrace was successfully performed by the University Neurosurgery Clinic of the Alexandroupoli Hospital, under the direction of the Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery – Pediatric Neurosurgery of the University of Athens, Dr. Ioannis Mavridis.
Specifically, a brain vagus nerve stimulator (pacemaker) was successfully implanted in a 59-year-old patient with drug-resistant epilepsy.
“This operation, which is also applied to pediatric patients, is another important step in the difficult and continuous effort of the Clinic, to now provide the possibility of specialized Functional Neurosurgery operations to the patients of Northeast Greece. By carrying out such interventions, high-level health services are offered to the patients of P.G.N.A., making it one of the few centers in our country with these capabilities”, notes the hospital administrator, Evangelos Roufos, in a post .
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