Epilepsy

Treatment in Arizona

All diagnosis and treatment options for epilepsy described in these pages are available at Mayo Clinic in Arizona.

The Epilepsy Clinic at Mayo Clinic in Arizona offers complete outpatient care for adults with epilepsy, including:

• Standard and investigational drugs
• A full range of diagnostic services, including EEG, positron emission tomography (PET) and SISCOM at Mayo Clinic Hospital
• State-of-the-art brain imaging techniques
• Neuropsychological evaluations
• Epilepsy surgery
• Special care management for women and seniors with epilepsy
• Community education programs

Mayo Clinic in Arizona cares for patients who require continuous monitoring for the evaluation and treatment of seizure activity in its six-bed epilepsy monitoring unit (EMU) equipped with inpatient video-EEG.

Quality-of-life research conducted at Mayo Clinic in Arizona helps patients with epilepsy perform regular functions such as driving and flying safely. At Mayo, neuropsychologists and psychiatrists may work with patients with epilepsy who also have mood and memory problems.

The majority of epileptic seizures are controlled successfully by medications. At Mayo Clinic in Arizona, patients with seizures benefit from access to a broad array of anti-seizure medications.

Treatment Team

At Mayo Clinic in Arizona, care for patients with epilepsy is provided by specialists from Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry, who work together to provide the most appropriate treatment for each patient.

Appointments

For appointments or more information, call the Central Appointment Office at 800-446-2279 (toll-free) 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mountain time Monday through Friday or complete an online appointment request form.