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Wireless 'Pacemaker for the Brain' can Treat Epilepsy and Parkinson's

New wireless device known as WAND (wireless artifact-free neuromodulation device) can help treat neurological conditions. WAND records the brain electrical activity and simultaneously delivers a modulatory electrical impulse to prevent abnormal movements such as seizures or tremors in patients with epilepsy or Parkinson's disease.

Wireless 'Pacemaker for the Brain' can Treat Epilepsy and Parkinson's

Wireless 'Pacemaker for the Brain' can Treat Epilepsy and Parkinson's

Novel wireless brain pacemaker helps detect abnormal electrical currents that could trigger seizures or tremors in patients with epilepsy or Parkinson disease and delivers modulatory electric current to prevent their occurrence.

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