- Evaluation Includes:
- History
- Physical examination
- EEG interpretation
- Prolonged (24-120 hour) Video-EEG interpretation
- Brain MRI and spine MRIs
- Head CT
- Labs studies
- Management includes:
- Medications
- Oral
- Injectable (ie. Botox for spasticity, dystonia, headaches; Marcaine nerve block and trigger point injections for headaches)
- Diets (ie. Ketogenic Diet for epilepsy in conjunction with a licensed nutritionist)
- Neurostimulation (ie. Vagus Nerve Simulator for epilepsy)
- Referrals for Therapies: Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy referrals; Accupuncture, Psychological and Psychiatric.
- Referrals to Tertiary Centers (ie. to an Epilepsy Surgery Center)
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