Hello, when my sister was few days old, she suffered from stroke (probably from aneurysm and i'm not sure if this is considered cerebral palsy). She developed weakness in one side of her body but she was able to live a relatively functional life until the age of 19 years, when she started developing epileptic attacks. The attacks are mostly myoclonic with occasional generalized stiffness in her body and sometimes they precipitate falls. The doctor put her on carbamazepine which has marginally controlled her attacks. My question is: are medications the only available option for this condition? I've heard that epilepsy that results from fixed brain lesions are poorly controlled by medications, will surgical evacuation of the dead brain area help controlling the condition better than medications? And if so, I would also like to know if these types of surgeries are well established or just experimental. Thank you for being interested.