KUCHING, Oct. 30 -- Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) has successfully carried out East Malaysia's first vagus nerve stimulation and anterior temporal lobectomy surgery for medically refractory epilepsy, marking a new milestone in the state's healthcare capabilities.

Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Dr Sim Kui Hian congratulated SGH's Department of Neurosurgery in a Facebook post for performing the historic operation on Oct 23.

He said the breakthrough procedure means that epilepsy patients in Sarawak will no longer need to travel to Kuala Lumpur for such advanced neurosurgical treatment.

"This marks a new era of hope for epilepsy patients in Sarawak," he said.

The operation was led by a multidisciplinary team from SGH comprising neurosurgeons ...