Key planning information for epilepsy treatment in Spain.
3–5 hrsProcedure time
3–7 daysHospital stay
7 hospitalsList epilepsy treatment
Epilepsy Treatment in Spain is priced per case at 7 hospitals. The operation takes 3 to 5 hours, with 3 to 7 days in hospital. Each hospital quotes its own price for your case.
Hospitals and clinics offering Epilepsy Treatment in Spain
Epilepsy Treatment is listed by 7 hospitals in Spain. The order reshuffles every hour so each gets equal exposure.
Xanit Hospital Internacional is a modern private hospital located in the suburbs of Malaga, Spain. The hospital is modern (opened in 2005), and the staff include over 200 specialists in all medical specialties.
HM Hospitales is a hospital group with six private hospitals in Madrid: three general hospitals, a cardiovascular hospital, an oncological center and a women's health hospital.
A large private hospital, part of the IDCSalud group of hospitals, with over 300 physicians. This is a general tertiary hospital that provides medical services in virtually all medical specialties.
The largest private hospital in Madrid, with over one hundred physicians providing tertiary medical services in over thirty medical specialties. The hospital is equipped to deal with the most complex of conditions, including oncology, neurosurgery and cardiac surgery.
A modern (opened in 2007), general, private hospital located in Madrid, part of the NISA group of hospitals. The international patients department can assist patients with accomodation and trasportation, and can communicate in English as well as in Spanish.
Sant Joan de Déu-Barcelona Children’s Hospital is one of the leading medical centers in Europe for childhood and adolescence medicine and offers a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach to health care from birth through 21 years of age.
An ISO certified modern private hospital, which was opened in 2006, and is part of the Quirón Hospital Group. This tertiary care hospital 400 has certified physicians from all medical specialties capable of treating the most complicated medical cases.
What are the different types of Epilepsy treatments?
Medication
Medication will depend on the type of seizure, and accordingly, the doctor will prescribe different medication. Anticonvulsant medications are most commonly used to prevent seizures.
Factors that affect the type of anticonvulsant medication are seizure type, cost of the medication, and medical conditions of the patient.
Adjustments to the anticonvulsant medications are frequently required after starting the medications.
Anticonvulsant medications may be monitored and lab tested.
Antiepileptic medication may not be given unless it is certain that the patient suffers a risk of another seizure that can cause a brain injury or if the patient has a history of epilepsy in the family.
Other Treatments along with Medication
Other treatments along with medicines may be used to control seizures. These include:
Ketogenic Diet
Following this high-fat diet has been helpful in some cases of epilepsy among children with unrestrained seizures. A few doctors may recommend this diet, while some doctors may not advise using it.
Vagus Nerve Stimulation:
A vagus nerve stimulator device may be used while taking medication or after surgery.
Care at Home
It is important that patients get adequate care and treatments that are necessary when they suffer seizures at home. For this, when a patient suffers seizures, an observer can do the following:
Place the patient’s head on a cushion
Loosen anything that is tight around the patient’s neck
Make the patient lie on the side
Make note of the patient’s seizure characteristics to inform the doctor
The observer should take care not to:
Restraint the patient or hold the patient down
Open the patient’s mouth by placing something in between the teeth
Brain Surgery
Sometimes patients who have not responded well to medication may be able to attain immense success with surgery, and seizures can be successfully reduced by it. Epilepsy patients have been able to live improved lives after surgery. The different types of brain surgery include:
Anterior Temporal Lobectomy
This is the most widely used brain surgery for adult epilepsy patients. A part of the brain’s temporal lobe is removed in this surgery, which reduces seizures.
Hemispherectomy
This surgery is performed on children suffering from severe epilepsy. In this surgery the side of the brain that is damaged is removed.
Corpus Callosotomy
This surgery is also commonly performed on children suffering from severe epilepsy. The two hemispheres of the brain are surgically disconnected to stop generalized seizures. This surgery is not helpful for partial seizures.
What type of treatment is recommended for each patient?
The type of treatment that a patient requires depends upon the type of seizures that a patient suffers. It also depends upon the patient’s health, age, and lifestyle. The doctor will recommend the type of treatment that is the most benefiting and the one that causes very few side effects. Epilepsy treatment is able to reduce or stop seizures in most patients.
How to prepare for surgery?
After the patient is admitted to the hospital, the patient’s brain wave will be recorded using an EEG machine for several days.
Monitoring period may take 3 to 7 days.
A Wada test may be performed to find out if a temporal lobectomy can be performed on the patient without any risk to the memory of the patient.
A cortical stimulation test may be done to determine which parts of the brain should not be operated.
About Epilepsy Treatment
Key facts to plan your treatment: how long it takes, your hospital stay, anaesthesia, risks and recovery.
Duration of surgery/treatment
Surgery for epilepsy treatment usually takes between 3 to 5 hours
Days admitted
Patients admitted for surgery, will need to stay at the hospital: - 3 to 7 days before the surgery - 4 to 7 days after the surgery In total, the patient may need to stay for about 2 weeks at the hospital.
Anesthesia
Surgery for epilepsy treatment is done under general Anesthesia.
Recovery
Recovery from epilepsy surgery: - Patients will be put in the ICU for 24 hours after the surgery. - Antiepileptic medication is prescribed for most of the patients after a surgery. These medications are gradually reduced after a period of about 1 year. Medication is stopped if a patient becomes cured of seizures for a long period. - Patients may be able to resume normal activities within 3 to 6 weeks, depending on the energy levels of the patient. - Some patients may hear a clicking sound in their head after the surgery. This is due to a small portion of the skull that needs to be removed during the surgery and is put back when the surgery is over. This bone stays loose for some months before it is fixed with the remaining skull. For this reason the patient may hear the sound.
Risks
The risks involved in an epilepsy surgery include: - Increased neurological problems - Bleeding - Infection - Stoke may occur if there is bleeding in the brain. - 5% of the patients who have undergone temporal lobectomy may have a noticeable loss of short term memory.
After care
After care of epilepsy surgery: - To reduce the chances of injury due to seizures, the patient is recommended to carry identification, informing that he or she is an epilepsy patient. - The patient’s family, friends and social acquaintances should know how to take care of the patient if the patient suffers a seizure. - Medication should not be stopped without the doctor’s consent. - The doctor’s instructions should be followed carefully.
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