Brain Health
A little boy went from 20 seizures a day to seizure-free, thanks to this team
Now, parents say their 4-year-old boy has ‘the chance for a normal life.’
Sarah Bonnema
Contributing Writer
Published Sept. 3, 2025
Four-year-old Waylon Dutton is living life seizure-free with the help of vagus nerve stimulation, an implantable device that delivers pulses of electrical energy to the brain through the vagus nerve, improving seizure control in many people with drug-resistant epilepsy. Photos by Andrea Brewer
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