Epilepsy Brain Surgery: Ask About It!

If you or someone you know is living with epilepsy, you’ve probably heard the phrase “surgery is a last resort.” Greg Grunberg and Dr. Scott Perry break down why that idea is outdated — and how pre-surgical evaluations can open the door to better outcomes, including seizure reduction or even seizure freedom. Dr. Perry explains what drug-resistant epilepsy really means, why the third medication rarely works, and how modern epilepsy surgeries and procedures (including corpus callosotomy) are safer and more effective than many people realize. A pre-surgical evaluation is not a commitment to surgery — it’s simply information, and information is power. 0:00 Greg introduces why surgery shouldn’t be considered “a last resort” 0:13 Dr. Scott Perry explains drug-resistant epilepsy 0:24 Greg on why “two medicines” matters 0:27 Dr. Perry on the statistics behind medication success 0:38 Why surgery should be part of the conversation earlier 0:44 Misconceptions about epilepsy surgery 1:00 Comparing seizure reduction: medicine vs. surgery 1:12 Addressing fear and safety of brain surgery 1:29 Talking about surgery ≠ agreeing to surgery 1:34 The importance of informed decisions 1:47 Pre-surgical evaluation as empowerment 1:54 Mandy outro and call to action #talkaboutit #epilepsy #epilepsyawareness #seizures #DrugResistantEpilepsy #epilepsysurgery #PresurgicalEvaluation #scottperry #greggrunberg #neurology #brainhealth #healtheducation