Care for All Types of Uncontrolled Epilepsy

Chronic recurrent seizures (epilepsy) impact the lives of more than 2.5 million people in the United States. While primary care and emergency physicians often initially diagnose and treat epilepsy, referral to a neurologist may be considered if seizures are not controlled within three months. If seizures cannot be controlled within one year, referral to a specialty epilepsy center is usually recommended. Epilepsy centers affiliated with a university medical school have capabilities in diagnosing and treating all types of uncontrolled epilepsy and offer care for the most complex and difficult seizure problems.

Fortunately, most people with epilepsy eventually respond to treatment and can return to normal lives. Newly developed treatments and surgery make it possible to control seizure disorders once thought to be untreatable. However, many who could be helped with these treatments are not currently receiving them.

Services include:

• Inpatient services (long-term monitoring)
• Outpatient services
• Neuropsychological testing and evaluation
• Neurological services
• Wada testing
• Vocational counseling and job placement
• Epilepsy conference