Can children with epilepsy be cured?

  Epilepsy is a chronic brain disease that manifests as excessive abnormal discharge of neurons in the brain. Pediatric epilepsy has complex causes and different clinical manifestations, and is usually difficult to cure. However, with the improvement of medical treatment, 80% of children with epilepsy can be effectively controlled through treatment by choosing appropriate and suitable treatment plans, and 50% of them can be seizure-free for life after treatment is stopped.  Whether or not epilepsy can be completely cured needs to be determined by the cause of the disease. Some benign epilepsies can heal on their own as they grow older, but some children will have seizures after stopping medication. In the case of epilepsy caused by chronic brain lesions, it cannot be completely cured and can only be controlled by oral medication to control the progression of the disease. Epilepsy due to abnormal hippocampal development can be treated surgically, but there is no guarantee that it will not recur.  For children with epilepsy, parents should supervise and check that the child takes the medication on time and in the right amount to prevent seizures caused by underdosing or omission or adverse reactions caused by overdosing. Parents should not change the medication or dosage at will, and should not change the dosage for fear of adverse effects on the child. Epilepsy is difficult to treat, and long-term treatment should be adhered to, with regular follow-up visits to the hospital to reduce the number of seizures.