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Epilepsy surgery is a procedure that removes or alters an area of your brain where seizures originate. Epilepsy surgery is most effective when seizures always originate in a single location in the brain. Epilepsy surgery is not the first line of treatment but is considered when at least two anti-seizure medications have failed to control seizures. A number of pre-surgical assessments are necessary to determine whether you’re eligible for epilepsy surgery and how the procedure is performed.

Causes of epilepsy surgery

Epilepsy surgery may be an

Vagus nerve stimulation involves the use of a device to stimulate the vagus nerve with electrical impulses. An implantable vagus nerve stimulator is currently FDA-approved to treat epilepsy and depression. There’s one vagus nerve on each side of your body, running from your brainstem through your neck to your chest and abdomen. In conventional vagus nerve stimulation, a device is surgically implanted under the skin on your chest, and a wire is threaded under your skin connecting the device to the left vagus nerve. When activated,