The vagus nerve controls a lot of the neurological activity of the body. In this video, family physician Sharecare Advisory Board member Daniel Spogen, MD, explains that vagus nerve stimulation may help to treat seizures.
Epilepsy is a chronic condition, causing abnormal electrical transmissions in the brain. Seizures may be general, affecting large areas of the brain, in which the individual loses consciousness and has violent jerking of all muscles.
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