UTC And I just wanted to mention that my mother also had a surgery in 1996 for her epilepsy and it lessened her seizures to only one a day and at around the same time everyday I think the surgery did wonders in improving her life However she experienced a Sudden Unexplained Death in epilepsy in January of 1998 about two years after her surgery I believe the surgery had nothing to do with her death it was two years later how could it be and that seriously the surgery she had really did wonders for her She was able to enjoy spending more time with us kids and less time worrying about if she was going to have a seizure any second My mother s case was not hereditary She has a very odd case They were never sure EXACTLY what caused her to have epilepsy literally her entire life well she was about 8 or 9 months old at the time of her first ever seizure but my grandparents believe it has to do with a head injury at the time of her birth But once again they were never sure 03 49 28 August 2009