What the Ef?!

What's VNS Therapy? with Jenee Leger


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Ever heard of VNS Therapy but have no idea wtf it really is? You're not alone! Track star turned bodybuilding buff, Jenee Leger faced a major setback when seizures made a comeback in her late 20s. Tune in to learn how VNS Therapy helped control her epilepsy and how she went onto reclaim her fitness, recently becoming a marathoner! Jenee's even channeling her journey into advocacy and created the first epilepsy awareness 5K in her town of Lafayette, Louisiana.Thank you LivaNova for sponsoring! Thanks to our Community Partner Epilepsy Foundation of America and sponsors Neurelis and SK life science for making conversations like this possible.

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The VNS Therapy System is indicated foruse as an adjunctive therapy in reducing the frequency of seizures in patients 4 years of age and older with partial onset seizures that are refractory to antiepileptic medications.

Incidence of adverse events followingstimulation (>5%) were voice alteration, increased coughing, hoarseness, shortness of breath, sore throat and nausea. Infection is the most common side effectof the procedure.

See important safety information at VNSTherapy.com/safety

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