What Is the Difference Between Seizure and Epilepsy?
A seizure is a single episode of abnormal electrical activity in the brain producing transient neurological symptoms. Epilepsy is a chronic condition defined by a predisposition to recurrent unprovoked seizures. Not every seizure means epilepsy and that distinction...
When Should Epilepsy Consider Surgery?
Seizures that persist despite two appropriately chosen anti-seizure medications define drug-resistant epilepsy by ILAE criteria. Around 30 percent of epilepsy patients reach this threshold. A third medication achieves seizure freedom in fewer than five percent of them...
Can Surgery Cure Drug-Resistant Epilepsy?
Epilepsy surgery achieves complete seizure freedom in 60 to 80 percent of appropriately selected drug-resistant patients. Surgical outcome depends on seizure focus location, underlying pathology, and completeness of resection. Surgery is reserved for drug-resistant...