Tawam Hospital treats eight year old girl with severe drug resistant epilepsy

Doctors at Tawam Hospital in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, treated an eight year old girl who suffered from severe drug resistant epilepsy.

The condition caused the child to experience more than 100 seizures every day, which hindered her development and prevented her from participating in normal childhood activities. The paediatric neurology team at Tawam Hospital, a subsidiary of PureHealth, conducted a comprehensive evaluation of the patient.

This process included genetic testing, magnetic resonance imaging, and electroencephalography to identify the specific nature of her seizures. Based on these results, the medical team adjusted her medication and prepared a personalised treatment plan. The doctors implanted a vagus nerve stimulation device to deliver regular mild electrical impulses to the patient's vagus nerve. This device serves as an additional treatment for patients whose epilepsy does not respond to medication alone.

Following this coordinated care and ongoing monitoring, the girl stopped having seizures and began returning to age appropriate activities.