Seizure forecasting with wrist-worn devices possible for people with epilepsy, study shows

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Despite medications, surgery and neurostimulation devices, many people with epilepsy continue to have seizures. The unpredictable nature of seizures is severely limiting. If seizures could be reliably forecast, people with epilepsy could alter their activities, take a fast-acting medication or t urn up their neurostimulator to prevent a seizure or minimize its effects. A new study in Scientific Reports by Mayo Clinic researchers and international collaborators found patterns could be identified in patients…
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