Epilepsy is a neurological disorder that causes recurrent seizures and can significantly impact an individual's quality of life. Anticonvulsant medications don’t control seizures well for about one-third of patients with epilepsy. For some of these patients, deep brain stimulation, or DBS, is a promising therapy.

Question: What foods are good to eat for people with epilepsy? Answer from Olga Taraschenko, MD, board-certified neurologist.

Epilepsy is an unpredictable and often misunderstood disease. When the condition isn’t controlled, seizures can happen at any time and disrupt your life, relationships and wellbeing.

Treatment and management of epilepsy continues to improve. With the right diagnosis and treatment, most patients can live a normal life.