epilepsy surgery

Taking control of seizures without medication

A multidisciplinary medical team helped Meg Linker-Estes decrease her seizures and address parenting fears

‘It’s given me new abilities and new ways of doing things. It basically transformed my life,’ says Arul Venkatesh

A young woman’s operating room drama highlights state-of-the art epilepsy treatment at UCLA Health.

  “Your son has epilepsy.” Four words. Four terrifying words. Heartbreaking. Devastating. It is difficult to find words that best convey what a parent feels when they receive such a diagnosis in regards to their child. A frenzy of questions and concerns enter the mind at lightning [...]