Epilepsy surgery involves a neurosurgical procedure where an area of the brain involved in seizures is either resected, disconnected or stimulated. The goal is to eliminate seizures or significantly reduce seizure burden. Approximately 60% of all people with epilepsy  have focal epilepsy syndromes. In 15 to 20% of these patients, the condition is not adequately controlled with anticonvulsive drugs. Such patients are potential candidates for surgical epilepsy treatment.

Epilepsy surgery is a procedure that removes or alters an area of your brain where seizures originate.

Epilepsy surgery is most effective when seizures always originate in a single location in the brain. Epilepsy surgery is not the first line of treatment but is considered when at least two anti-seizure medications have failed to control seizures.

A number of pre-surgical assessments are necessary to determine whether you’re eligible for epilepsy surgery and how the procedure is performed.

pilepsy surgery may be an option when medications do not control seizures, a condition known as medically refractory epilepsy or drug-resistant epilepsy. The goal of epilepsy surgery is to eliminate seizures or limit their severity with or without the use of medications.

Poorly controlled epilepsy can result in a number of complications and health risks, including the following:

*. Physical injuries during a seizure
*. Drowning, if the seizure occurs during a bath or swimming
*. Depression and anxiety
*. Decline in memory or other thinking skills
*. Developmental delays in children
*. Sudden death, a rare complication of epilepsy