Like the one third of adults and nearly one quarter of children who are living with epilepsy for whom conventional anti-seizure medications fail.

有三分之一成人和将近四分之一儿童癫痫患者是无法依靠传统抗癫痫药物治疗。

The patients include people with breast cancer, eating disorders, epilepsy and mental health problems.

参与病人包括乳腺癌患者、进食障碍症患者、癫痫症患者以疾病患者。

Vincent was an epileptic and struggled with deepening bouts of depression, made worse, no doubt, by the relentless bad news from Theo that still no one wanted to buy his pictures.

文森特是个癫痫病患者，而且还不得不与日益加重抑郁症做着搏斗，来自提奥关于自己作品无人问津残酷消，毫无疑问令情况变得更糟。

By studying animal brains and patients with epilepsy, humans started to understand that electrical signals in the brain send and process information and these neural pathways are likely leading to our sentient consciousness.

通过研究动物大脑和癫痫患者，人类开始理解大脑中电信号如何发送和处理信，这些经通路可能导致我们意识。

In a 2013 study in the journal Neurosurgery, 50 people who went through the procedure had a statistically significant drop off in the frequency and severity of seizures.

2013 年发表在《经外科》杂志上一项研究中，据统计，50 名接受该手术患者癫痫发作频率和严重程度均有所下降。

It is completely treatable and with the currently available therapeutic options, living a normal life with epilepsy is absolutely possible.

它是完全可以治疗，以目前可用治疗方案，癫痫患者过上正常生活是完全可能。

We have medical students, physicians and PhD doctors who are epileptics.

我们癫痫病患者有医学院学生、内科医生和博士。

The study involved three epileptic people who previously had electrodes and planted in their brains to help with their condition.

这项研究涉三名癫痫患者，他们之前在大脑中植入了电极，以帮助改善他们状况。

In 70% of epileptics, there is no apparent underlying cause.

在 70% 癫痫患者中，没有明显潜在原因。

Also importantly, this surgery helps reduce atonic or drop seizures: seizures where the person loses control of their muscles and falls to the ground, putting them at risk for injury.

重要是，这种手术有助于减少张力或癫痫发作：癫痫发作时，患者会无法控制肌肉，摔倒在地，有受伤危险。

It's designed to help those with severe epilepsy when typical medications and treatments aren't working.

治疗对象是那些典型药物和临床治疗无效重症癫痫患者。

What are precautions for epileptic patients?

癫痫患者预防措施是什么？

We prohibit them because bright lights, to which they may be exposed to during the latter activities, can provoke seizures in some epileptic patients.

我们禁止这些活动，因为他们在后期活动中可能暴露在强光下，可能会引起一些癫痫患者癫痫发作。

That 2013 study found that 40% of the patients had no more drop seizures after the surgery, and 64% had the frequency reduced.

2013 年，一项研究发现，术后 40% 患者癫痫症不再发作，64% 患者癫痫发病率降低。

60-70% of epileptics don't require lifelong therapy and anti-epileptic medication can be successfully stopped after 3-4 years.

60-70% 癫痫患者不需要终生治疗，抗癫痫药物可以在 3-4 年后成功停用。

Epileptic patient have to be cautious about 2-3 things while taking the drug therapy.

癫痫患者在服用药物治疗时要注意 2-3 件事。

90% of epileptics can lead an absolutely normal life.

90% 癫痫患者可以过上完全正常生活。

Only 5% of people with epilepsy have such an illness that it can't be adequately controlled on drugs.

只有 5% 癫痫患者患有药物不能充分控制疾病。

The World Health Organization says many people with epilepsy receive no treatment.

世界卫生组织表示， 许多癫痫患者没有接受治疗。

The Mozart Effect does seem to help epileptic patients, though.

不过， 莫扎特效应似乎确实有助于癫痫患者。