When seizures cannot be controlled by medications or control can be achieved only at the cost of severe and unacceptable adverse effects, surgery is an alternative. Epilepsy surgery has an excellent chance of completely controlling seizures and its absolute risk is less than that of uncontrolled epilepsy...(more)
Is Surgery Right For You?
The first step in deciding whether someone should have epilepsy surgery is to make sure that the seizures are medically refractory, or uncontrollable with antiepileptic drugs....(more)
Our Approach
The NYU CEC is a level four epilepsy center, with state-of-the-art technology and physicians with specialized training and expertise in epilepsy...(more)
Preoperative Diagnostic Testing
There are several methods epileptologists and epilepsy surgeons use to localize the seizure onsets and to map brain functions. This is to assure that the seizure focus resection is safely accomplished...(more)
The Risks of Surgery
What to consider when deciding to pursue epilepsy surgery: the risks associated with recurrent seizures versus the risk of epilepsy surgery...(more)
What to Expect During Surgery
There are several different types of procedures that are performed to manage epilepsy...(more)
Epilepsy Surgery Outcomes
No two seizure patients are exactly the same, but there are certain seizure syndromes that are well recognized, and have well worked out management solutions...(more)
