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Epilepsy: Surgical Treatments

Epilepsy Surgery: Pre-Surgical Evaluation

An extensive evaluation will tell your doctor if surgery will benefit your epilepsy.

Epilepsy Surgery: Pre-Surgical Evaluation

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Women, Pregnancy, and Epilepsy

If you have epilepsy and you are thinking about getting pregnant, you probably have some important questions. Is it safe for me to get pregnant? Will having epilepsy make it harder for me to conceive? If I do get pregnant, how will I manage my seizures while I'm expecting? Could my antiseizure drugs harm my baby? The most important thing you should know is that most women with epilepsy who have children give birth to normal, healthy babies. In fact, your chances of having a healthy child are...

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Epilepsy Brain Surgery

Surgeons take different approaches to epilepsy. Here’s an overview.

Epilepsy Brain Surgery

 

Epilepsy Surgery: Corpus Callosotomy

Learn the risks and benefits of this epilepsy surgery.

Epilepsy Surgery: Corpus Callosotomy

 

Epilepsy Surgery: Extratemporal Cortical

Learn the risks and benefits of this epilepsy surgery.

Epilepsy Surgery: Extratemporal Cortical

 

Epilepsy Surgery: Functional Hemispherectomy

Learn the risks and benefits of this epilepsy surgery.

Epilepsy Surgery: Functional Hemispherectomy

 

Epilepsy Surgery: Lesionectomy

Learn the risks and benefits of this epilepsy surgery.

Epilepsy Surgery: Lesionectomy

 

Epilepsy Surgery: Multiple Subpial Transection (MST)

Learn the risks and benefits of this epilepsy surgery.

Epilepsy Surgery: Multiple Subpial Transection (MST)

 

Epilepsy Surgery: Temporal Lobe Resection

Learn the risks and benefits of temporal lobe epilepsy surgery.

Epilepsy Surgery: Temporal Lobe Resection

 

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