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Can you get surgery for epilepsy?

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Yes, but this is only an option for someone who has a very serious form or epilepsy, so for the vast majority of people it is not an option. It could even be dangerous, as any operation on the brain can be dangerous. Someone with a minor form or epilepsy would not be considered for surgery. Many people with more serious types would not be considered for surgery either. It is really only for very severe cases.

Some brain surgery is done for serious things like removing a brain tumour. A brain tumour can cause seizures, so removing the tumour could also stop the seizures. There can also be other damage to the brain, which is not a tumour but may be causing seizures. If it is safe to remove it, the person may be considered for surgery.

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How might brain surgery lower the strength and amount nature of seizures?

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How harmful is epilepsy?

In general epilepsy is not very harmful. It does depend on the severity of it. Someone who has very severe epilepsy can encounter more problems, and may even be considered as a candidate for surgery. For most epilepsy sufferers, this is not an issue. Death from epilepsy is not unknown, but it is rare. People can also die indirectly as a result of having epilepsy, like if they had a seizure in a dangerous location and fell. Most people do not have any real problems and live very normal lives despite their epilepsy. It causes very few restrictions for them.


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