Patients with epilepsy that has a clear cause can usually be cured by removing the cause through epilepsy surgery; however, patients with epilepsy that does not have a clear cause may not be cured by surgical treatment and may need to be treated with medication.
The causes of epilepsy are complex and diverse, and the full mechanism of epilepsy development is not yet fully understood. For some symptomatic epilepsies caused by a clear etiology, such as those resulting from tumor compression, they can usually be completely cured by surgical treatment to remove the tumor and other treatments.
For some primary epilepsy, surgical treatment can be chosen when drug treatment is ineffective due to the unknown cause, but it is not necessarily curable, and oral medication is needed to reduce seizures after surgery.
When seizures occur, you should consult a doctor in time and follow the doctor’s instructions for standardized medication; for those who need surgery, follow the advice of a professional physician and choose the appropriate surgical plan.