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 ...

The timing of antiseizure medication (ASM) withdrawal following resective epilepsy surgery was associated with early seizure relapse risk but not long-term seizure outcomes, a new multicenter study ...

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 ...

Drug-resistant epilepsy affects millions of people worldwide and remains one of the most difficult neurological disorders to treat. For patients whose seizures continue despite medication, surgical ...

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.

GOOD LUCK TO YOU TONIGHT. A NEW WAY TO HEAL. THE MOST COMMON CHRONIC BRAIN DISEASE IN THE U.S. EPILEPSY. NEARLY 3 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE IT CAUSING DISRUPTIVE AND DANGEROUS SEIZURES. BUT NOW THERE IS A ...

Children with drug-resistant epilepsy who are Black or insured through Medicaid may be less likely than white and privately insured patients to receive surgical treatments that can end or minimize ...

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 ...

Surgery is an option for patients who do not respond to medications and have epileptic scar tissue that can be removed safely. In 60 to 70 percent of surgery patients, seizures are completely ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio-- Gayle Waxon was 19 years old when she had her first seizure. The 44-year-old Seattle woman was driving her car at the time and crashed. It took a dozen failed medications, a handful ...