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National Chiao Tung University develops a chip to detect and control seizures (2014/03/04)

Taiwan has over 200,000 people suffering from epilepsy, about a third of which cannot be treated through medication alone. To help them and others afflicted with this dangerous condition, a research team from National Chiao Tung University has developed a chip that can be implanted in the brain to detect and suppress seizures. The chip is unique for both its success rate and its externally charged power source. 

This small chip comes encased in titanium and is designed to be permanently implanted into the human skull. The procedure does not require major surgery or medication, and it can allow for the detection and inhibition of epileptic shock within 0.8 seconds. It has a 92 percent success rate.

Ker Ming-dou 
National Chiao Tung University
When a seizure occurs, our chip senses abnormal brain waves. An electric circuit quickly produces a high voltage current that can be directed at a certain region of the brain to control the seizure or give electric stimulus.

Human trials are expected to begin in three years, with success leading to more clinical trials. If all goes well, the treatment will be useful for those with epilepsy that can’t be controlled by medication. It could potentially spare some patients from brain surgery to relieve this condition.

癲癇晶片

光是台灣就有20多萬名癲癇症患者，其中3成無法用藥物控制，交通大學前校長吳重雨帶領的生醫研發團隊，研發出癲癇治療晶片，植入腦中後，不用手術、吃藥，就可在0.8秒內偵測病情、抑制癲癇發作，實驗成功率高達92%，創下世界紀錄。

可別小看眼前這個迷你晶片，以鈦金屬材料包裝後，永久植入人體頭骨內，不用手術、吃藥，就可在0.8秒內，偵測癲癇病情，抑制發作，這項技術目前實驗成功率高達92%。

[[交大光電學院院長 柯明道]]
“當癲癇發作的時候， 我們的晶片會感應到不正常腦波異狀的波形， 那電路就很快的產生， 相對高的電壓或電流， 針對癲癇發作的區域給予電流刺激”

這項研究預計三年後開始人體實驗，一旦成功就可臨床使用，對無法用藥物控制癲癇的患者，未來不必再冒風險切除腦組織，肯定是一大福音。

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