Comprehensive Epilepsy Program Epilepsy is a common condition
that causes repeated seizures. The seizures are caused by bursts
of electrical activity in the brain that are not normal.
Seizures may cause problems with muscle control, movement,
speech, vision, or awareness. They usually don't last very long,
but they can be scary. The good news is that treatment of
epilepsy usually works to control and reduce seizures. The U-M
Department of Neurology Epilepsy Program provides comprehensive
clinical services to patients with epilepsy and other seizure
disorders. Outpatient medical care is provided in the Adult
Epilepsy Clinic, where patients receive expert neurological
evaluations to confirm the diagnosis, classify the seizures, and
identify the medical, psychological and social complications of
the seizure disorder. We create a diagnostic and treatment plan
for each individual patient. Patients and their families may
receive counseling and education services by the Epilepsy
clinical nurse specialists or a medic