Sharona Ben-Haim, Epilepsy Trial, UC San Diego Health (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Sharona Ben-Haim, Epilepsy Trial, UC San Diego Health

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Sharona Ben-Haim, MD, performed the third ever experimental regenerative brain cell therapy for epilepsy earlier this month. The new procedure is part of a national clinical trial aimed at eliminating seizures, which could revolutionize the treatment of temporal lobe epilepsy.

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