@heal33
Good morning,
I understand Northwestern is a good hospital it’s ranked number one in Illinois and among the 10 best in the country. If I remember correctly their Epilepsy Center is among the five best in the country and I know they do the RNS surgery.
Here are some study results for the RNS;
Seizure frequency decreased in the majority of participants treated with responsive stimulation. Based on the most recent 3 months of available data for each participant (a last observation carried forward analysis for those with 3 complete months of data), 84% of participants (207/247) had some improvement, 60% (146/247) had a 50% or greater reduction (compared to 8% [19/247] with a 50% or greater increase), and 16% of participants (40/247) were seizure-free.
Some participants had extended periods of seizure freedom. Over one-third (36.7%) of the 256 implanted participants had at least 1 seizure-free period of 3 months or longer, 23.0% had at least 1 seizure-free period of 6 months or longer, and 12.9% had at least 1 seizure-free period of 1 year or longer. No participants were seizure-free over the entire follow-up.
How often do you have Focal seizures?
Do you have other type/s of seizures too?
Are your seizures Intractable?
Which medications have you tried?
How long have you had Epilepsy?
Here are the Epilepsy Centers around the Country,
https://www.naec-epilepsy.org/about-epilepsy-centers/find-an-epilepsy-center/
Wishing you a seizure free future,

Jake