Diverse perspectives on developments in epilepsy surgery

The objective of this article is to review the dramatic changes that have occurred in the field of epilepsy surgery since the founding of Epilepsy Action in 1950. We have chosen to consider these advances from the biomedical perspective (the physician and basic scientist), and the behavioral perspective (the psychologist and the patient). Both these viewpoints are equally important in understanding the evolution of epilepsy surgery over the past 60 years, but may not always be well synchronized.