Objectives: To study presurgical evaluation and surgical treatment of medically refractory epilepsy.
Methods: One hundred and sixty-two cases of refractory epilepsy were analysed by their clinical manifestation, neuroradiology and neuroelectrophysiology. Different operative techniques were performed to all the 162 cases according to those analyses.
Results: Total effective rate of the surgical treatment was 87.7% and most patients have better life than preoperation.
Conclusion: Surgical treatment with accurate preoperative location of the epileptogenic zone and suitable operative techniques is an effective method in the treatment of refractory epilepsy.