In the 58% of patients who became seizure-free in a randomized trial, [3] quality of life, employment status and school attendance improved. There were no deaths, although 1 patient in the control ...

Epilepsy surgery is a very effective intervention for patients with treatment resistant epilepsy. The most successful and most common epilepsy surgery is temporal lobectomy, which produces seizure ...

In some cases where medication fails to provide relief, patients with severe epilepsy may choose to undergo brain surgery—a radical form of treatment, and success is by no means guaranteed. That is ...

Epilepsy surgery has been shown to be an effective treatment for patients with intractable epilepsy. The only randomized controlled trial conducted in this setting to date found a dramatic advantage ...

A practical guide to choosing a brain tumor center, navigating seizure‑related care, and using key questions to shape a thoughtful, confident path forward.

A seizure is much more than the stereotypical violent shakes and muscle spasms. During a seizure, the brain experiences several bursts of electrical activity that cause symptoms ranging from a loss of ...

Discover how ultra-early epilepsy surgeries transform the lives of children with drug-resistant seizures, preventing long-term brain damage.

SEATTLE -- For patients with drug-refractory epilepsy who are eligible for surgical treatment, their outcomes end up better than continuing on medical therapy in most cases, two new studies suggested.

The same page: Nicholas Fotopoulos talks about his most recent operation to treat his epilepsy with Dr. Tarek Zakaria, a Memorial neurologist. DANIEL BOCK FOR THE MIAMI HERALD When Alejandro Hernandez ...

Bariatric surgery increased the risk of epilepsy, a retrospective Canadian study showed. Over a minimum of 3 years follow-up, bariatric surgery patients had a 45% increased risk of developing epilepsy ...