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UC San Diego Health among First in Nation to Perform Regenerative Brain Cell Procedure for Epilepsy

Aug 1, 2023 | News & Opinions

The new experimental cell therapy is part of a national clinical trial aimed at eliminating seizures

By Annie Pierce – UC San Diego Today

In what could lead to a revolutionary advancement in the treatment of temporal lobe epilepsy, UC San Diego Health has become one of the first health systems in the country to inject regenerative cells into the brain to treat epileptic seizures.

Part of a national clinical trial, UC San Diego Health’s multidisciplinary team performed the third ever experimental regenerative brain cell therapy procedure earlier this month. UC San Diego Health is the only nationally designated Level 4 Adult Epilepsy Center in the region.

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