Experts remind that for some children with epilepsy, surgical treatment must grasp the time window, and do not miss the best opportunity for surgery.
It is understood that epilepsy is a chronic brain disease, characterized by repeated and transient dysfunction of the central nervous system caused by excessive discharge of brain neurons. Experts said that 70% - 80% of epileptic patients can control their seizures as long as they receive regular treatment. Some patients can gradually reduce and stop taking drugs after 2-5 years of standardized treatment, and study and live like normal people.
At the same time, there are also some children with epilepsy who do not respond to drug treatment, which is called intractable epilepsy in children and requires surgical treatment. "For children with intractable epilepsy, if the epileptic focus continues to attack, normal brain cells may be killed in every abnormal discharge process, and some children with intractable epilepsy will have mental retardation in adulthood." Liu Shiyong, deputy director of neurosurgery of Xinqiao Hospital, said that after the surgical indications are clear, the best treatment opportunity should be seized in time, So as not to affect the normal development of children.
"Children's epilepsy has its particularity in the selection of surgical indications, evaluation of epileptogenic foci, definition of functional areas, anesthesia and surgical methods." Liu Shiyong said, therefore, it is particularly important to establish scientific and standardized surgical treatment techniques and strategies, and control seizures early to reduce or avoid intellectual damage.
