Spectrum Health among First to Implant Neurostimulator for Epilepsy From: Medical Design Technology - 06/13/2014 Spectrum Health is the first health system in Michigan and among the first in the nation to successfully implant a recently FDA-approved device that uses electric stimulation of the brain to treat adult epilepsy patients whose seizures have not responded to medication. The NeuroPace Responsive Neurostimulation (RNS) System is an implantable therapeutic device designed to detect abnormal electrical activity in the brain and respond by delivering imperceptible electrical stimulation to normalize brain activity before an individual experiences seizures. Read the entire article at: http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2014/06/spectrum-health-among-first-implant-neurostimulator-epilepsy Links: Spectrum Health http://www.spectrumhealth.org/ NeuroPace Responsive Neurostimulation System http://www.neuropace.com/product/overview.html Spectrum Health Implants Device in Woman's Brain to Prevent Seizures http://www.spectrumhealth.org/body_patient.cfm?id=707&action=detail&ref=185 Spectrum Health uses new epilepsy treatment (with video 2:25) http://www.wzzm13.com/story/news/local/grand-rapids-central/2014/05/20/neuropace-in-grand-rapids/9311469/