Surgical Treatment of Epilepsy
Having surgery to control epilepsy is a major decision. On one hand, surgery could lead to a cure, but on the other hand there is always the fear of a complication or of the surgery not being successful. Here we provide you with all the information to need to make your best choices.
Main types of surgeries:
• Resections: a part of the brain is removed
- Testing required (pre-surgical evaluation)
- Who is a good candidate?
- Possible outcomes
- Types of surgery
- Possible Failures
- Potential complications
- Main types of epilepsy that could require surgery
• Stimulators: a device that delivers electrical activity is implanted
- Vagus Nerve Stimulator
- Newer devices