Uber-Zak L, Blum D
Department of Neurology, Barrow Neurological Institute, 350 W. Thomas Road, Phoenix, AZ 85013, USA.
Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep. 2001 Jul;1(4):376-80. doi: 10.1007/s11910-001-0093-8.
Epilepsy is a chronic disorder with medical, as well as psychosocial, consequences. Many patients with epilepsy are well controlled by medication and are able to tolerate the side effects of the antiepileptic drugs needed to control their disorder. However, there are many people who are either unable to gain seizure freedom with medications or are intolerant of the side effects of their drugs. In some of these patients, particularly those with mesial temporal sclerosis, surgery offers a viable treatment alternative and a chance for a cure rather than just lifelong management.
癫痫是一种具有医学和社会心理后果的慢性疾病。许多癫痫患者通过药物得到良好控制，并且能够耐受控制病情所需抗癫痫药物的副作用。然而，有许多人要么无法通过药物实现无癫痫发作，要么无法耐受药物的副作用。在这些患者中的一些人，特别是那些患有内侧颞叶硬化症的患者，手术提供了一种可行的治疗选择以及治愈的机会，而不仅仅是终身管理。
