Epilepsy Surgery in India
Surgery may reduce seizures in selected patients whose seizures are not controlled with medication.
Overview
Surgery may reduce seizures in selected patients whose seizures are not controlled with medication.
Symptoms
- ✓Seizures
Causes
- ✓Drug-resistant epilepsy
Diagnosis
- ✓EEG
- ✓MRI
Procedure
Seizure focus identified via monitoring; abnormal brain tissue surgically removed
Recovery
1-2 weeks hospital stay; months of neurological follow-up
Benefits
- ✓Can significantly reduce or eliminate seizures
- ✓improves independence
Risks
- ✓Bleeding
- ✓Neurological risks
Cost
Cost may vary depending on patient condition and hospital.
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