Can people with epilepsy be cured?

  Many patients with epilepsy often prefer surgical treatment of epilepsy when their physical condition permits. Clinically, surgical treatment of epilepsy is mainly based on the removal of epileptogenic foci, blocking the conduction of epileptic pathways, and increasing the epilepsy threshold, and the success rate of epilepsy surgery is currently increasing. So, can patients with epilepsy be cured?  Although it is difficult to treat, about 60% of epilepsy patients can be cured with timely and reasonable treatment, and about 20% of patients can have their seizures controlled with medication, and only 15%-20% of epilepsy patients have poor treatment results.  For a long time, people have believed that epilepsy is drug-free, and many patients therefore do not use formal and systematic treatment methods, so that some patients who could have been cured lose the best time for treatment.     In general, patients with epilepsy take medication for 3 to 5 years. After long-term, systematic medication, if the symptoms are well controlled, the medication can be reduced or discontinued. If the symptoms are well controlled, the medication can be reduced or stopped. Patients who are cured should not be blindly optimistic. Cure does not mean no recurrence, so patients should maintain emotional stability, happy mood, regular living and eating, and should pay attention to prevent triggering factors in daily life, such as excessive fatigue, lack of sleep, and excessive alcohol consumption, to avoid recurrence of epilepsy.