 [ Symptoms ] what foods are easy for kidneys to digest [ Disease ] the most common way to treat epilepsy is with medication specific drugs are prescribed depending on the type of epilepsy or seizure a person has when medication does not work surgery is another treatment option in some cases a surgeon can remove the area of the brain producing seizures or can interrupt the nerve pathways that signal seizures for children a very strict meal plan called the ketogenic diet may reduce seizures if a patient does not respond to medication and surgery is not an option vagus nerve stimulation can help prevent seizures it works through a battery implant in the chest that delivers small pulses of electrical energy into the brain via the vagus nerve in the neck the downside it does not work for everyone and it is not approved by the fda for kids younger than age 12