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Mission Statement
The Cleveland Clinic Epilepsy Center is dedicated to:
- Delivering world class care for patients and families with adult and pediatric epilepsy by providing state-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic approaches, and being recognized as a leading academic center of clinical excellence
- Performing high impact clinical and translational research that will lead to advancements in the field of pediatric and adult epilepsy
- Providing excellent training to the most promising future academic pediatric and adult neurologists, epileptologists, neurophysiologists, educators, and other specialists with an interest in epileptology
Cleveland Clinic has one of the largest and most comprehensive programs in the world for the evaluation and medical and surgical treatment of epilepsy in children and adults.
The Epilepsy Center was established at the Cleveland Clinic to meet the unique needs of patients with pediatric and adult epilepsy. Very few medical centers in the United States, and in the world, provide the range of care that is available here.
Patients and families, who come to the Epilepsy Center benefit from a unique and multidisciplinary model of care that integrates the expertise of our clinical staff and the availability of cutting-edge technology to enable accurate diagnosis, effective treatment and improved quality of life. The Epilepsy Center brings together a coordinated, multidisciplinary team offering a comprehensive range of skills and knowledge.
A variety of medical and surgical treatment options for the control and prevention of seizures is used by clinicians at the Epilepsy Center. Treatments are based on an individualized assessment of the nature, type and severity of the patient’s disorder. More than 300 epilepsy surgeries were performed in 2008 at the Cleveland Clinic.
Adult and pediatric epilepsy monitoring is performed in dedicated units to pinpoint the focus of seizures. Both our 10-bed adult and eight-bed pediatric monitoring units feature state-of-the art, all digital video-EEG monitoring equipment, and are fully staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Nearly 600 adults and more than 500 children are monitored in the units annually.
At the Cleveland Clinic, however we believe that providing the best medical and surgical care goes beyond state-of-the-art equipment and latest techniques. It also means providing World Class Care with compassion. We understand your concerns, and we are here to help.
The Epilepsy Center Team is dedicated to providing our patients and their families with a positive patient experience. We want to empower patients and families to understand their condition, treatment, and plan of care, and have all of their questions answered. The purpose of this website is to provide our patients with a variety of resources and additional helpful information, which includes educational webcasts, videos, downloadable brochures and more.
To make an appointment call 216.444.5559
News from the Epilepsy Center
Upcoming Events
2010 Epilepsy Surgery Reunion
Our Pediatric Epilepsy Support Group will host its 3rd biennial Reunion on August 13-14, 2010. This reunion is organized for children who underwent epilepsy surgery at Cleveland Clinic, as well as their families. Physician-led conference sessions will be offered to adult participants, while children will be enjoying special activities, coordinated by a team of volunteers.
For more information or to register please contact PESG at pediatricepilepsysupport@ccf.org or visit clevelandclinic.org/epilepsysupport
Epilepsy Services are now offered at our Cleveland Clinic Regional Hospitals and Family Health Centers
For our patients' convenience, Cleveland Clinic Epilepsy Center is offering epilepsy consultations at a number of Cleveland Clinic Regional Hospitals and Family Health Centers, in addition to a comprehensive array of epilepsy services provided on main campus.
To make an appointment, call 216.444.5559
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