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Advanced Epilepsy Surgery
Epilepsy is one of the most common neurologic diseases, present in about 4% of the world’s population. The disease can be well disciplined with medications alone, but many patients do not answer well to the epileptic medications and thus need surgery to control seizures. Epilepsy surgery is advised to people who have tried at least two epilepsy drugs without success and have seizures originating on the same place of the brain.
Epilepsy surgery removes or isolates the area of brain where seizures originate. If it is an area of the brain which cannot be removed, the surgeon makes incisions to prevent seizures from spreading to other parts of the brain.
Candidates for Epilepsy Surgery
It is very important that right candidates be chosen for the best results of the surgery. You are a good candidate for epilepsy surgery if:
- You have proved at least two anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs), and they have not stopped, or greatly reduced the number of seizures.
- There must be a definite cause for your epilepsy that can be detached with surgery, without harming your brain or you in any other way.
- Your surgeon must weigh the pros and cons and is confident that you would have a better quality of life after the surgery than without it.
