For some patients with refractory epilepsy, surgery may be possible to remove the area of the brain causing the seizures.
In order to determine if a patient would be suited for epilepsy surgery, a diagnostic test called a long-term video EEG must first be performed.
Long-term monitoring is an essential part of this decision process as a physician can combine both the video and the EEG of the patient during a seizure. This can help our doctor to understand if the patient is a candidate for surgery and to localize which part of the brain would require operation. Updated brain imaging studies and neuropsychiatry examination can also help to determine if the patient is a good candidate. Our neurologists will then coordinate with the neurosurgeon to determine the type of surgery that would be most beneficial.
Long-term monitoring is an essential part of this decision process as a physician can combine both the video and the EEG of the patient during a seizure. This can help our doctor to understand if the patient is a candidate for surgery and to localize which part of the brain would require operation. Updated brain imaging studies and neuropsychiatry examination can also help to determine if the patient is a good candidate. Our neurologists will then coordinate with the neurosurgeon to determine the type of surgery that would be most beneficial.
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