<p>Andi was having 200 seizures a day. It was unbearable—for her and her family. But nothing seemed to help. Until they met Dr. George Ibrahim at SickKids. He wanted to try something radical, a treatment which had never been used on a child in Canada: deep brain stimulation.   </p>

Andi was having 200 seizures a day. It was unbearable—for her and her family. But nothing seemed to help. Until they met Dr. George Ibrahim at SickKids. He wanted to try something radical, a treatment which had never been used on a child in Canada: deep brain stimulation.

<p>Andi was having 200 seizures a day. It was unbearable—for her and her family. But nothing seemed to help. Until they met Dr. George Ibrahim at SickKids. He wanted to try something radical, a treatment which had never been used on a child in Canada: deep brain stimulation.&nbsp; &nbsp;</p>

VS Seizures: The Promise of Deep Brain Stimulation

Big breakthroughs often start with a simple question. SickKids VS takes you behind the scenes of remarkable discoveries to answer questions like: Can a $5 kit save a newborn’s life? Have doctors uncovered a new leukemia treatment? What happens when a lifesaving device disrupts daily living? Join us to heal the future.

(For bonus content or to advance similar research, please visit SickKidsFoundation.com/podcast . The SickKids VS Podcast is generously sponsored by CIBC and edited by Quill).

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Big breakthroughs often start with a simple question. SickKids VS takes you behind the scenes of remarkable discoveries to answer questions like: Can a $5 kit save a newborn’s life? Have doctors uncovered a new leukemia treatment? What happens when a lifesaving device disrupts daily living? Join us to heal the future. (For bonus content or to advance similar research, please visit SickKidsFoundation.com/podcast . The SickKids VS Podcast is generously sponsored by CIBC and edited by Quill).

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