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The Shands Jacksonville Comprehensive Epilepsy Program is a multidisciplinary service that offers patients the latest diagnosis and treatment options for epilepsy care. The University of Florida physicians come from various disciplines and are committed to providing state-of-the-art care to improve the quality of life of their patients. The program is headed by full-time, board certified physicians who are subspecialty trained in epilepsy and electrophysiology, a full-time epilepsy program coordinator, nurse research coordinators, and pharmacy doctorates. Physicians, pharmacists and nurse coordinators provide patients with the latest in medications and life management education to significantly improve each patient's quality of life. The program provides:
- Sophisticated, state-of-the-art neurophysiologic assessment (EEG, evoked potentials, 24-hour ambulatory EEG monitoring, functional brain mapping)
- Inpatient video monitoring to diagnose difficult cases, determine optimum medication regimens, and evaluate potential epilepsy surgery patients
- Neuro-psychological assessment and psychological counseling
- Epilepsy surgery for medically refractory epilepsy
- Vagal nerve stimulation
- Access to the latest clinical research trials in epilepsy including clinical drug trials and new surgical treatments
- Educational and support group programs
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Epilepsy
