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Treatments for Epilepsy
The goal of treatment is to control or prevent seizures. Medicine is often the best way to treat and manage
epilepsy. Lifestyle changes and other treatments, like a ketogenic diet, may also help. Surgery or radiation may be done in some people.
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Treatment may involve:
Lifestyle changesMedicationsSurgeryOther treatments
References
Epilepsy in adults. EBSCO DynaMed Plus website. Available at:
http://www.dynamed.com/topics/dmp~AN~T115086/Epilepsy-in-adults. Updated November 9, 2018. Accessed March 26, 2019.
Epilepsy in children. EBSCO DynaMed Plus website. Available at:
http://www.dynamed.com/topics/dmp~AN~T900174/Epilepsy-in-children. Updated March 22, 2018. Accessed March 26, 2019.
Epilepsy information page. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke website. Available at:
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Epilepsy-Information-Page.
Updated June 18, 2018. Accessed March 26, 2019.
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). The epilepsies: the diagnosis and management of the epilepsies in adults and children in primary and secondary care. NICE 2012 Jan:CG137.
Treating seizures and epilepsy. Epilepsy Foundation
website. Available at: http://www.epilepsy.com/learn/treating-seizures-and-epilepsy. Updated July 2013. Accessed March 28, 2019.
Revision Information
- Reviewer: EBSCO Medical Review Board Rimas Lukas, MD
- Review Date: 03/2019
- Update Date: 03/26/2019
