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1 WHO IS A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR SURGICAL TREATMENT OF INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY?
1 If evidence about the origin of your seizures is overwhelming and there is no doubt that you will tolerate the epilepsy surgery, then you can proceed to surgical treatment. If evidence about the origin of your seizures is strong but the location of the seizures needs to be verified, you will be referred to a surgeon for inpatient intracranial video-EEG monitoring. If surgery to remove the epileptic tissue is not safe for you, the team may consider a device, such as a vagus nerve stimulator (VNS) or an investigational device through a clinical trial.

If evidence about the origin of your seizures is overwhelming and there is no doubt that you will tolerate the epilepsy surgery, then you can proceed to surgical treatment.
If evidence about the origin of your seizures is strong but the location of the seizures needs to be verified, you will be referred to a surgeon for inpatient intracranial video-EEG monitoring.
If surgery to remove the epileptic tissue is not safe for you, the team may consider a device, such as a vagus nerve stimulator (VNS) or an investigational device through a clinical trial.