Epilepsy

Research

All three Mayo sites conduct epilepsy research. Mayo Clinic research led to significant developments in MRI techniques that are now used widely in the selection of patients for epilepsy surgery.

Innovations in SPECT scanning at Mayo have also led to improvements in presurgical evaluation. Clinical research evaluating electrical brain stimulation for epilepsy is ongoing. Research in the use of vagus nerve stimulation, and the ketogenic diet have been performed at Mayo as well.

Also, laboratory research examining the underlying mechanisms of seizures is being pursued at Mayo. Several surgical outcome studies have been published by the epilepsy and neurosurgery staff, leading to improvements in the selection of patients for surgery and surgical outcome. The EEG laboratory at Mayo Clinic has been renowned for years for the diagnosis of epilepsy. Research is a priority of the epilepsy division with the goal of improving the treatment options for patients with epilepsy.

Mayo Publications

See a list of publications by Mayo Clinic doctors on epilepsy on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine.