Doctors, And A Special Patient, Use New Imaging Tools To Document How A Seizure Travels Through The Labyrinth Of The Brain

Neurology Neuroscience 04/06/09

For the millions of people who suffer from epilepsy, what is going on in Jeff Nelson's brain might be a map to freedom. Twice now, Nelson has come to Stanford Hospital & Clinics to undergo long hours of testing. First, he sits patiently while neuroscientists attach electrical cables to a special hat he wears during testing. It takes some time-the cables are as plentiful as blades of grass sprouting from a well-sown lawn. Then, into the narrow tunnel of the MRI he goes.