Guidelines to follow for epilepsy medical care:
Level 1 care -an emergency room or primary care physician’s office. If seizures are not brought under control after 3 months with a primary care provider, it’s time for a neurologist.
Level 2 care - a neurologist; an internal medicine doctor for the brain. If seizures are not brought under control after 12 months treatment with trial of two medications alone or combined, request a referral from your physician to an Epilepsy Center.
EPILEPSY CENTER
Level 3 and 4 care
Epilepsy Center’s Beliefs:
This comprehensive team has significant training in treating seizures. Neurologists, neurosurgeons, neuropsychologists, nurse specialists, EEG technologists, social workers, and others offer their expertise in epilepsy care. These experts tackle seizures with thorough, progressive medical care and state-of-the-art advanced treatments.
Epilepsy centers provide care to individuals with uncontrolled seizures. Approximately 30% of people continue to have seizures despite being on medication or experience unacceptable side effects from medicine. These centers are also for woman who are pregnant or want to become pregnant.
Level 1 care -an emergency room or primary care physician’s office. If seizures are not brought under control after 3 months with a primary care provider, it’s time for a neurologist.
Level 2 care - a neurologist; an internal medicine doctor for the brain. If seizures are not brought under control after 12 months treatment with trial of two medications alone or combined, request a referral from your physician to an Epilepsy Center.
EPILEPSY CENTER
Level 3 and 4 care
- Epileptologist - a neurologist with specialized training in epilepsy and seizure disorders.
- They provide the most complex form of intensive neurodiagnostic monitoring, extensive medical, neuropsychological, and psychosocial treatments.
Epilepsy Center’s Beliefs:
- Believe in no seizures, no side effects is achievable and expected!
- Believe in 100% seizure free living, nothing less!
- Offers non-medication therapies.
- Offers complete evaluations for routine care, surgical, laser ablation, and neurostimulation treatments.
This comprehensive team has significant training in treating seizures. Neurologists, neurosurgeons, neuropsychologists, nurse specialists, EEG technologists, social workers, and others offer their expertise in epilepsy care. These experts tackle seizures with thorough, progressive medical care and state-of-the-art advanced treatments.
Epilepsy centers provide care to individuals with uncontrolled seizures. Approximately 30% of people continue to have seizures despite being on medication or experience unacceptable side effects from medicine. These centers are also for woman who are pregnant or want to become pregnant.
National Association of Epilepsy Centers - www.naec-epilepsy.org
My Seizures, Know More Tool - http://www.myseizuresknowmore.com/
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A self-help book about seizures, surgery recovery and its rewards.
Available: Amazon, Barnes & Noble online, Walmart.com