Advances in surgical treatment of refractory epilepsy
Medically refractory epilepsy has always affected a considerable proportion of patients with epilepsy.This group of patients may be able to achieve seizure remission by means of surgical treatment after precise evaluation.This article presents preoperative neu-rophysiological and imaging evaluation methods for refractory epilepsy,and summarizes surgical options for different types of epilepsy in the light of new clinical research advances.We also have a discussion on non-invasive treatments as well as related future trend in surgical treatment for epilepsy.