Surgical Treatment of Epilepsy

Abstract

Surgical treatment of epilepsy should be considered in selected cases when anticonvulsant therapy has failed. The major factor governing a decision to operate is whether the epileptogenic area can be delineated and removed without significant neurologic sequelae. Complete roentgeno-graphic studies should be carried out in every candidate for operation. Under ideal conditions operation can be performed with virtually no morbidity and an operative mortality as low as 0.5 to 1 percent.