New perspectives in epilepsy neuropathology.

An editorial on brain disease such as epilepsy is presented. The author mentions the neuropathology of epilepsy and how neuropathologists began to study the histopathological diagnosis of epilepsy in the 1950s. The author also discusses the treatment plan for epilepsy that includes resective surgery for certain types of epilepsies. Topics discussed include temporal lobe epilepsy, neuroimaging studies and disease progression.