India, March 6 -- By Dr Ramakrishna EswaranDirector & Senior Consultant NeurosurgeryKauvery Institute of NeurosciencesKauvery Hospitals, Bengaluru

This is the question families ask after years of seizures, hospital visits, missed school days, and job instability. Parents ask this for children who cannot attend classes regularly. Spouses ask this when repeated seizures disrupt work and family life. Young adults ask this when they worry about marriage prospects or driving restrictions.

Epilepsy affects millions of people in India. Most patients achieve seizure control with anti-epileptic drugs. Yet a significant group does not. When seizures continue despite appropriate medication, the condition is called drug-resistant epilepsy.

Drug-re...