- Whitney Wilkinson’s brain implant stops seizures without side effects, which she said has improved her quality of life significantly.
- The device senses seizures, sending pulses to stop them within a few milliseconds.
- Intermountain Healthcare is celebrating the milestone of placing 100 implants, helping patients over the last decade.
MURRAY — Whitney Wilkinson was diagnosed with epilepsy at 12 years old, and throughout her life she has tried many different medications, treatments and surgeries. Just five years ago, she got a treatment that changed her life and has no side effects.
Wilkinson, of Sandy, has a responsive neurostimulator brain implant that is able to sense and stop many of her seizures within milliseconds by sending out a pulse that she doesn’t even feel.
“I literally have a computer in my brain that is monitoring my brain waves as we speak, 24/7,” she said…