Unfortunately, these individuals are candidates for surgical treatment in an attempt to achieve better seizure control. An operation on the brain can control seizures and improve people with epilepsy quality of life. The type of surgery used depends on the severity of the seizure and where in the patient’s brain. The most common part of the brain in adults and teens with epilepsy that surgery takes place in is the temporal lobes. Brain tissue is removed from the temporal lobes in order to remove the seizure focus. Impairment in an individual’s mental processes are common following surgery. Patients with epilepsy following surgery are 44% more likely to have difficulty remembering information learned in words (Liu…,
Unfortunately, these individuals are candidates for surgical treatment in an attempt to achieve better seizure control. An operation on the brain can control seizures and improve people with epilepsy quality of life. The type of surgery used depends on the severity of the seizure and where in the patient’s brain. The most common part of the brain in adults and teens with epilepsy that surgery takes place in is the temporal lobes. Brain tissue is removed from the temporal lobes in order to remove the seizure focus. Impairment in an individual’s mental processes are common following surgery. Patients with epilepsy following surgery are 44% more likely to have difficulty remembering information learned in words (Liu…,