Epilepsy Center
The Future of Pediatric Epilepsy Care is Happening Now
Epilepsy Center
Comprehensive pediatric epilepsy care requires unique specialists, leading technology and a multidisciplinary team. At the Epilepsy Center at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, we take it to the highest level. That’s why the National Association of Epilepsy Centers has accredited us as a level-four epilepsy program—the highest level of epilepsy care.
In addition to standard services, we provide complex neurodiagnostic monitoring as well as neuropsychological and psychosocial evaluation and treatment. Our level-four designation also means offering advanced epilepsy surgery services, including evaluation with intracranial electrodes.
Nationwide Children's Hospital is ranked by U.S. News & World Report for Neurology and Neurosurgery.
Level 4 Epilepsy Program
Nationwide Children's has been designated by NAEC as a Level 4 Epilepsy Program. Find out why that's important to your child's care.
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Broad range of surgical procedures for epilepsy |
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Electrocorticography |
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Evoked potential recording |
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Functional cortical mapping with subdural electrodes |
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Intracranial evaluations |
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Specialized neuroimaging (PET, SPECT) |
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Implantation of vagus nerve stimulators |
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Straightforward respective epilepsy surgery |
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Noninvasive evaluation for epilepsy surgery |
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Basic neurodiagnostic evaluation |
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Basic range of medical, neuro-psychological and psychosocial care |
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National Association of Epilepsy Centers "Guidelines for essential services, personnel and facilities in specialized epilepsy centers." 2010 Jan 12. The National Association of Epilepsy Centers. Minneapolis, MN. Retrieved from www.naec-epilepsy.org.
Services We Offer
- New Onset Seizure Clinic
- Complex Epilepsy Clinic
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Infantile Spasms Clinic
- PNEE Clinic
- Ketogenic Diet
Advanced Epilepsy Technology
We use the latest technological advancements to diagnose epilepsy. Our video telemetry unit incorporates continuous EEG monitoring with simultaneous digital video recordings to timelock clinical events to the EEG. For children with intractable seizures, EEG recordings directly from the surface of the brain are available to map discrete lesions for possible surgical resection.
Diagnostic Studies
- Routine digital video EEG
- Round-the-clock, long-term video EEG monitoring in a unit specifically designed for children
- Evoked potentials
- Functional MRI and WADA studies for evaluating regions of eloquent cortex
- MRI with spectroscopy and diffusion analysis
- PET (positron emission tomography)
- SPECT (single photon emission computerized tomography)
Our Team
A major distinction of a level-four epilepsy center is the comprehensive nature of its services and professional team. We evaluate and care for children from the onset of seizures, through therapeutic interventions, and advanced epilepsy surgery when appropriate. Pediatric professionals include:
- Pediatric Neurologists/Epileptologists
- Pediatric Neuropsychologists/Psychologists
- Pediatric Neurosurgeons
- Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
- Child Life Specialists
- Clinical Pharmacists
- Epilepsy Foundation Educators
- Neurodiagnostic Technicians
- Neuroradiologists
- Nuclear Medicine Specialists
- Pathologists
- Social Workers
Advanced Epilepsy Treatments
- Anticonvulsant drug evaluations and recommendations
- Epilepsy surgery
- Ketogenic diet
- Participation in drug trials of new or difficult to obtain anticonvulsant medications
- Surgical evaluations
- Vagal nerve stimulation and programming
Resources
Epilepsy Toolkit
Our free myChildren’s mobile application with the Epilepsy Toolkit allows you to add and track medications for each individual child, set reminders for each medication, log your child’s seizures, and more.
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