Can children with epilepsy stop taking medication after two years without a seizure?

Patient's question:

No

Doctor's answer:

Hello, the criteria for curing epilepsy:
1. No seizures of any kind for more than three consecutive years.
2. Two or more normal electroencephalogram (EEG) tests during follow-up.
3. The abnormal symptoms observed through Traditional Chinese Medicine's inspection, auscultation, inquiry, and palpation have returned to normal.
Experts explain that after epilepsy is cured, it generally does not recur. However, 5% to 15% of patients may experience a relapse due to strong triggering factors that were not well-avoided.
The children of epilepsy patients have only a 5% chance of developing epilepsy, and the likelihood is even lower for the children of those who have already been cured of epilepsy.