Patient's question:
The child is six years old and was only discovered to have epilepsy. Can surgery be performed?Doctor's answer:
The imbalance between excitation and inhibition in the central nervous system leads to epilepsy, primarily related to changes in ion channel neurotransmitters and glial cells. In children, it is often associated with genetics. If patients still have drug-resistant epilepsy after receiving standard anti-epileptic drug treatment, approximately 20% to 30% of them remain refractory to medication. Currently, surgical treatment for epilepsy provides a new therapeutic approach for this group of patients, with an estimated 50% of drug-resistant epilepsy patients potentially achieving seizure control or cure through surgery. You can go to a professional epilepsy hospital for evaluation, and follow the doctor's advice accordingly.