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Is The Spots In The Brain Non Curable?
dear sir, good afternoon sir, my brother is 22 years old and he is suffering from fits from his childhood. Dr. said he has spots on both the sides of his brain and she has suggested that he can t undergo any operation to cure this disease. Is it? we need your suggestion to over come this problem. Thank you
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Hi,
First of all, the structural abnormalities of the brain cause epilepsy and other symptoms such as mental retardation. We use the drugs for 2-3 years to control fits. If we cannot the patient should have a surgery to control fits only. The structural abnormalities cannot be treated by surgery. After the surgery the patient would not have fits anymore and we can stop anti-epileptic drugs.
Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Mustafa, Neurologist
First of all, the structural abnormalities of the brain cause epilepsy and other symptoms such as mental retardation. We use the drugs for 2-3 years to control fits. If we cannot the patient should have a surgery to control fits only. The structural abnormalities cannot be treated by surgery. After the surgery the patient would not have fits anymore and we can stop anti-epileptic drugs.
Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Mustafa, Neurologist
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