Patient's question:
My older brother has been suffering from epilepsy for over ten years. He has been taking medication for treatment and has never stopped. Although the relapses are not very frequent, they still occur quite often, about three to four times a year. Recently, the relapses have become more frequent, happening once a month. Each time we realize it, he is already lying on the floor, unconscious, with his whole body stiff, which is very frightening. Since there are no family members around him, we are all very worried about him.Doctor's answer:
1. The course of epilepsy has been more than 4 years, with frequent recurrences, at least 4 times per month;2. The focus causing epilepsy is not in a critical functional area of the brain, and drug treatment is ineffective; surgery will not cause the patient to become significantly disabled;
3. Epilepsy prevents the patient from living, studying, or working normally;
4. CT, MRI, and other examinations reveal a typical epileptic focus in the brain, and the lesion can be surgically removed;
5. Long-term systematic use of antiepileptic drugs is ineffective, and even shows a trend of worsening; epilepsy is a disease that is difficult to cure.