Our Clinics
Epilepsy Clinic
Epilepsy Clinic
The Epilepsy Clinic specializes in identifying and providing treatments for all types of epilepsy and seizures in adults and children. The multidisciplinary team is made up of neurologists that are specialists in seizures, neuropsychologists, neurophysiologists, psychiatrists, neurosurgeons and nurses. This specialized team develops an individual treatment plan for each patient, in order to improve the quality of life.
- Sobbing spasms – Pediatrics
- Febrile seizures – Pediatrics
- Epilepsy and syndromes – Pediatrics
- Adult epilepsy
- Non-epileptic paroxysmal disorders
What is Epilepsy?
Epilepsy is the brain’s tendency to manifest disordered electrical charges, interrupting other brain functions. The presence of a seizure or an attack does not necessarily mean that a person has epilepsy. Epilepsy is the continual tendency to manifest recurring attacks due to a permanent lesion or to an intermittent instability in the electrical pathways within the brain.
It is possible for a person who has been diagnosed with epilepsy to demonstrate more than one type of attack or seizure. The attacks or seizures that begin as an infant may develop into other types as the child grows. Frequently patients have partial attacks that occasionally turn into generalized attacks. It is important to inform the doctor when a person with epilepsy shows different or new types of attacks or seizures. This helps determine the most effective medication. Treatment of Epilepsy:
For the treatment of seizures, please follow first aid for seizures.
If an underlying cause of the seizures has been identified, it must be treated, which may stop the appearance of further seizures. This may include the surgical repair of tumors or brain lesions or other treatments. Oral anti-seizure medication may reduce the number of future seizures. The response is individual and the medications and doses used may require periodic adjustments. The type of medication that is used depends on the type of seizure because certain types of seizures respond well to a certain medication and may respond very little (and even worsen) with others.
The need for follow up depends on the type of seizure and the medications that are used. With some medications, it is necessary to monitor their side effects and blood levels.
For some patients, the use of several medications may be inadequate. This is known as refractory epilepsy. Of these people, some may benefit from brain surgery to remove the abnormal brain cells that are causing the seizures. For others, a vagus nerve stimulator is implanted in the thorax, which may help to reduce the number of seizures.
The patients should wear medical alert accessories so that they may receive timely medical treatment in the event they suffer a seizure. For more information:
Epilepsy Foundation:
