What kind of epilepsy patients are suitable for surgical treatment?

  Surgery for epilepsy must have certain conditions: 1. It must be a case of refractory epilepsy, which has been treated with adequate regular medication, including techniques for detecting the effective concentration of drugs, and still cannot bring the seizures under control, and the patient cannot maintain a normal life or participate in work, study and maintain certain social activities.  2. Repeated EEG examinations, including various other imaging examinations and functional examinations, suggest that there is a fixed confined epileptogenic focus in the brain, which is located at a site that can be reached and removed surgically without producing a significant disabling condition .  3. Seizures are more severe, frequent or persistent, and the onset of seizures can be life-threatening.  4. The epilepsy has been present for at least 2 years and shows no signs of improvement.  5. The patient has a normal system and is estimated to be competent for cranial surgery under local anesthesia, and the patient has a healthy or normal intellectual and psychological status.  6. The patient firmly requests surgery and obtains the full understanding and consent of the family.  The above mentioned, what kind of epilepsy patients are suitable for surgical treatment for reference only, the patient specific suitable for drug treatment or surgical treatment should be selected by the treating doctor after understanding the basic situation of the patient.