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Your Own Place The Midwest Center for Seizure Disorders is a very special place. It's a place that welcomes children and adults with seizure disorders, from one-time loss of consciousness to poorly controlled epilepsy. And it's a place with one overriding goal - comprehensive neurological evaluation and treatment leading to seizure control and independence for every individual coming to the Center. Your Own Treatment We recognize that everyone with seizures is unique. Although our patients' medical problems have certain commonalities, each case is as distinctively different as the people themselves. Our emphasis is on evaluating each person's specific needs, then identifying the treatment that will allow the individual to live confidently. We know that seizure control is only the first important step. Pharmacological, medical and psychosocial needs must also be addressed. As seizure specialists, we utilize a variety of individualized treatments and monitoring techniques. Newly developed and traditional anti-epileptic medications are used to attain our goal of controlling seizures and minimizing side effects. We may also use specialized technology, including the Vagal Nerve Stimulator. Our neurologists are continually involved in research involving new, as well as classic, medications. Sophisticated, on-site monitoring techniques, such as video EEG, outpatient ambulatory EEG and digital EEG monitoring, as well as state-of-the-art MRI scanning, save critical days in reaching a diagnosis. While the latest technological advances may be helpful, at other times, small adjustments in medication are all that are necessary. Your Own Team The Center's medical team consists of Board-certified adult and pediatric neurologists, as well as electroencephalographers, clinical neurophysiologists, neuropsychologists, clinical psychologists, neuro-radiologists and research coordinators, all of whom assist in the total care of our patients and their families. A primary neurologist coordinates the treatment, with other Center staff specializing in diagnostic evaluation and testing, and psychological and neuropsychological assessment and treatment. Your Own Life Living with any disorder often means living with ambiguity and anxiety. The focus frequently becomes fear rather than confidence, defeat rather than mastery, dependence rather than freedom. Many of the solutions to seizure problems are found in emotional and psychological victories. At the Center, we have witnessed the struggles and triumphs of patients and their families learning to live well with seizure disorders. It's achievable and very rewarding. Staying on Your Own It's important to all of us at the Center that you live confidently. Knowing that your medications are appropriate. Knowing that support services are there when you need them. And knowing that concentrated medical and technological expertise is directed toward the achievement of your personal independence and happiness. The Midwest Center for Seizure Disorders is here to help you get on your own . . . and stay on your own. Some of the providers with special interest and training in adult or pediatric seizure disorders include:
For more information click here, or on the internet at: NINDS, epilepsyfoundation.org, or aesnet.org.
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