Epilepsy Treatment Program

At USA Health, our neurologists provide a unique level of specialized care to patients with epilepsy by using advanced technology and an interdisciplinary approach. We bring together specialists from multiple disciplines to collaborate on individualized epilepsy treatments for each patient. This team includes epileptologists (neurologists specially trained to treat people with epilepsy), neurosurgeons, neuropathologists and nurses who specialize in epilepsy treatment.

At USA Health, our care is driven and powered by academic medical center breakthroughs. We use advances in diagnosis at our Epilepsy Monitoring Unit to pinpoint the areas of the brain that are causing patient seizures. Through a combination of medication and leading-edge surgical techniques, we provide a customized treatment plan for our patients to help them live their lives as free as possible from the effects of epileptic seizures.

The USA Health Comprehensive Epilepsy Program is accredited by the NAEC as a level 4 epilepsy center. Level 4 epilepsy centers have the professional expertise and facilities to provide the highest level medical and surgical evaluation and treatment for patients with complex epilepsy.

At USA Health, we offer a unique level of epilepsy care and treatment in part because of our Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) at University Hospital. The EMU allows neurologists and other epilepsy specialists to monitor patients more closely so that a more advanced diagnosis and treatment can be developed. This unique environment features six monitored beds where our team can conduct long-term video EEG (electroencephalogram) monitoring as well as sleep recording.

In addition to helping patients with epilepsy, we also treat individuals facing non-epileptic seizure disorders, syncope (temporary loss of consciousness), stroke and sleep disorders.