Can epilepsy be cured by surgery?

  Chen Fuyong, Department of Neurosurgery, The First Hospital of Fujian Medical University: Hello! The standardized treatment of epilepsy is very important! For a patient diagnosed with epilepsy, the first thing to consider is regular medication, and if regular medication is not effective for more than 2 years, surgical treatment can be considered. The earlier the seizures are terminated, the better it is for the patient to reduce the damage to cognitive function and other functions caused by seizures or medications. The key to surgical treatment of epilepsy is to find the brain tissue with abnormal discharge and remove it. For epilepsy surgery, it is minimally invasive surgery in a broad sense from the perspective of protecting brain function, not minimally invasive surgery in the general sense of not opening and blocking epileptic transmission pathways. In the case of epilepsy, surgery can be considered, but some preoperative tests must be done to evaluate the site of the epileptogenic focus. The Department of Neurosurgery of the First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University has accumulated rich experience in the surgical treatment of epilepsy, and the treatment concept is in sync with the international one, you can choose to visit our hospital for further examination and treatment in our department.