Treatments and Services
Summa Health uses numerous tools to help diagnose and treat epilepsy. Patients can be monitored through our dedicated 6-bed epilepsy monitoring unit (EMU). We also provide continuous Neuro ICU EEG monitoring. Some of the tools we use include:
- New generation 3T MRI with specialized epilepsy imaging protocols
- An integrated ictal SPECT monitoring service
- Semi-quantitative PET imaging
- High-Density 3-Dimensional EEG Source Mapping
- Avatar-assisted motion capture monitoring off-camera
- A Multimodal Epilepsy Imaging Laboratory for visualizing and measuring brain abnormalities
- Invasive Brain Mapping Service
While seizure medicines are the mainstay of epilepsy treatment, other approaches available at Summa Health include:
- Resective surgery
- Minimally invasive laser ablation therapy
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) therapy
- Neuromodulation devices
- Dietary therapy through our Epilepsy Diet Clinic
- Complementary health approaches
- Community-based population health management leveraging digital health strategies
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