Is epilepsy curable?
Patient: Hello doctor, i want to ask that, is epilepsy completely curable from alopathic medication? as i m getting seizures from past 4 years, in this period i ve been medicated through alopathic medicines, after loosing hope i turned to ayurvedic medicines since 2 months, it is controlling my seizures but idk whether it can completely cure me, i ve faced many problem in studies till, i m 21 years old now and wanna ask whether cmc vellore have complete cure of epilepsy? what may be the cost? and if not then from where i can get the complete cure of this diseases..? please answer me in detail. i shall be oblighed if you will help me... Thank you! Doctor: Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.  It is depends on type of epilepsy, associated with any organic problems it is curable. Example temporal lobe epilepsy present with medial temporal sclerosis which treated with temporal lobectomy. Most epilepsy is treated with medication. Drugs do not cure epilepsy, but they can often control seizures very well. About 80% of people with epilepsy today have their seizures controlled by medication at least some of the time. Of course, that means that 20% of people with epilepsy are not helped by medication. Please give proper history of which type of epilepsy are you suffering from associated problem and EEG report etc. Please consult your doctor he will examine and treat you accordingly.  Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.