Who can undergo epilepsy surgery?
Surgery is certainly not the initial treatment for every epilepsy patient. The following conditions are a prerequisite for an epilepsy patient: Administration of more than one medication at appropriate intervals, and for this treatment to fail in providing satisfactory response. In addition, the number of fits per patient is also important. There are currently around 70,000 patients in Turkey who cannot control their epilepsy fits although on long term anti-epileptic medication. These patients are the most suitable group for surgery. 80 percent surgery success rate? Epilepsy surgery requires teamwork and can only be realised at a small number of medical centres. An experienced and well-trained team supported by adequate technological infrastructure is essential. The success rate for epilepsy surgery is considerably high. Epileptic fits are totally eradicated in 80 percent of patients undergoing temporal lobe epilepsy surgery. The number and severity of fits is also significantly reduce
