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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