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Epilepsy Center
The most comprehensive epilepsy center across Cincinnati, Dayton and Northern Kentucky, with diagnosis, treatment and care delivered by a world-renowned team.
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We know living with epilepsy can be challenging. As the region’s only Level IV epilepsy center, UC Health brings together neurologists and neurosurgeons who have advanced training in epilepsy to deliver you hope in managing your condition. Our expert team is at the forefront of epilepsy care, using leading-edge technology and discovering new treatments and surgical options for even the most complex epilepsy conditions. We offer rapid assessment for those with new onset seizures and work with you to build a customized care plan.
Research
ACTIVE AND VIBRANT RESEARCH
We Are Committed To Advancing Medical Options.
The best medical programs in the world are part of leading-edge research aimed at improving public health and developing new medical treatments. As the Region’s only adult academic medical center, we house vibrant research programs that include ongoing clinical trials, actively initiating studies to bring new therapies and diagnostic tests to patients in Greater Cincinnati and around the world.
We Actively Seek Medical Discoveries.
Nationally and internationally recognized for its research efforts, the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and UC Health has a long and distinguished history of medical discoveries. Our premier surgeon-scientists and postdoctoral researchers pursue innovative and exciting research, focused on applying their discoveries directly to the bedside to advance patient care.
Referrals
REFERRING A PATIENT
Our Teams Build Strong Collaborative Partnerships With Referring Providers.
We are committed to providing optimal care to your patient and open communication with you. As a referring physician, we understand that you need to be kept informed on your patient’s progress. That’s why we set up a toolbox to share detailed information about your patient’s health with you.
To refer a patient, call 513-475-UCMD (8263)
Conditions We Treat
Stopping seizures of all types takes innovative treatments, and leading-edge technology led by a team of experienced epilepsy specialists. That’s where we come in.
- Absence Seizures
- Anti-Epileptic Drug Toxicity
- Atonic Seizures
- Complex Partial Seizures
- Epilepsy
- Focal Seizures
- Generalized Seizures
- Genetic Epilepsy
- Grand Mal Seizures
- Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy
- Medication Resistant Epilepsy
- Myoclonic Seizures
- Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus
- Partial Seizures
- Psychogenic (Non-Epileptic) Seizures
- Refractory Epilepsy
- Seizures
- Status Epilepticus
- Tonic-Clonic Seizures
- Tonic Seizures
The Region’s Most Comprehensive Epilepsy Program
Your health deserves world-renowned experts, compassionate care and the most advanced treatments. With UC Health, you can have it all.
Advanced Diagnostics & Treatments
Comprehensive Epilepsy Monitoring Unit
Electroencephalogram (EEG)
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)
Ictal SPECT Imaging
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging
Stereo EEG
Subdural and Depth (Intracranial Electrodes)
Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Wada Test
Surgical Treatment
Magnetoencephalography
Antiseizure Medications
Education on Patient Self-management
Depth of Experience Brings Hope
Stopping Seizures with Research and Expertise
As physicians who are also teachers and researchers, our experts have undergone fellowship training at places like the University of Michigan and Vanderbilt University. Their added years of focused training mean they are better prepared to help you.
Surgical Treatment Since 1987
9 epitologists with Epilepsy Specialty Certification
2 Inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring Units
10 Clinical Trials Annually
Advanced Treatment Options
Caring for Epilepsy Patients for More Than 30 Years
Experienced Epilepsy Surgery
Our team of epilepsy specialists and neurosurgeons is one of the most advanced in the country, treating a broad range of epilepsy types through various surgical procedures.
World-Renowned Clinical Trials
With a commitment to best-in-class patient care, our team has pioneered new treatments for epilepsy patients over the past three decades through a robust clinical research program.
New Onset Seizure Clinic
Through a rapid assessment process, our team evaluates new seizures quickly using the most advanced technologies available.
Discover Hope
Christin’s Story: From Epilepsy Patient to Epilepsy Researcher
Christin Godale has dedicated her life to finding a cure for epilepsy.
Our Providers
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