An Alternative to Medication – VNS Therapy (Video)

November 2, 2010 By

VNS Therapy for epilepsy can be a beneficial alternative to medication. VNS is an acronym for Vagus Nerve Stimulation. Epilepsy has no known cause and can start in a person at any age. Up to 35% of people experience what is known as uncontrolled epilepsy, in which no medications are

Filed Under: Epilepsy, Surgery & VNS, Video

Dr. Peterson Argues for the Ketogenic Diet

August 27, 2008 By

One of the major issues explored in the 1998 film ‘First Do No Harm.’ Are certain members of the medical establishment’s blatant refusal to work with parents for the good of the child. Instead they ride roughshod over the parent’s wishes, give people minimal information and dictate what must be

Filed Under: Epilepsy, Ketogenic Diet, Surgery & VNS, Video

Young Child Just Had Two Brain Surgeries for Epilepsy

May 15, 2008 By

Morgan Perry, the Daughter of Karen Perry and her husband Shawn, a US Air Pilot, has recently endured two risky and highly invasive brain surgeries. The first procedure was a Craniotomy on April 8th where grids were placed directly on her brain and then her brain studied because of a

Filed Under: Epilepsy, Surgery & VNS