UK boy has brain implant fitted to control epilepsy seizures in world first

Oran Knowlson, who could suffer hundreds of seizures a day, had neurostimulator fitted at Great Ormond Street

A UK teenager with severe epilepsy has become the first person in the world to be fitted with a brain implant aimed at bringing seizures under control.

Oran Knowlson's neurostimulator sits under the skull and sends electrical signals deep into the brain, reducing his daytime seizures by 80%.