At Stony Brook, patients who have persistent, recurrent seizures or those with an unconfirmed seizure diagnosis can benefit from the advanced services and technology that our Level 4 Epilepsy Center offers. Our unique capabilities include:
• A multidisciplinary team, including adult and pediatric epileptologists, neuropsychologists, radiologists, pediatric and adult neurosurgeons, nurse
practitioner coordinators.
- Seizures and epilepsy can involve and affect multiple body systems, so having a staff with broad-based expertise readily available helps achieve a more effective treatment plan.
• State-of-the-art diagnostic techniques for patients with epilepsy including: brain MRI modalities such as tractography to visualize neuronal tracts in the
brain, functional brain MRI, and positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imagine (PET/MRI), which is sometimes used to detect brain lesions
that may not have been detected previously.
• All FDA-approved treatments including: surgical resection of the seizure onset zone; minimally invasive options such as laser ablation, neuromodulation with responsive neurostimulation (RNS), deep brain stimulation (DBS) and vagal nerve stimulation (VNS)
• An 11-bed dedicated video-EEG epilepsy monitoring unit (EMU) with 24/7 EEG technicians and observation staff
• Portable video-EEG epilepsy monitoring system that can be set up anywhere in the hospital for patients who may be experiencing seizures
• State-of-the-art neuro ICU (neuro intensive care unit) with 10 EEG beds and one dedicated pediatric ICU bed
• Dieticians trained in ketogenic, modified Atkins and other forms of specialized diets for epilepsy
• Clinical trials
• Support group and education services for patients and their families.