“Most people with epilepsy can be treated with medications,” says Padmaja Kandula, MD, Neurologist at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian. You can choose from a number of FDA-approved treatment options that have proved to be effective. (Keep in mind that not all seizures are caused by epilepsy.)
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Dr. Kandula is a neurologist specializing in seizures and epilepsy at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian in New York City.
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Shafer, P.O., et al. Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS). Epilepsy Foundation.
Subbarao, B. S., et al. (2023). Seizure medications. StatPearls.
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