Comprehensive Epilepsy Program

Our Epilepsy Program provides not only routine care to individuals with seizures, but also excels in providing comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic services for children with intractable epilepsy. We adopt a multidisciplinary approach by a team of experts who specialize in the management of pediatric epilepsy.

Our team includes members who are specialized in:

Epilepsy
Neurophysiology
Neurosurgery
Neuroradiology
Nuclear medicine
Neuropsychology

Based on the clinical features of epilepsy and the findings of the comprehensive evaluation, we offer advanced epilepsy treatments options to patients with refractory seizures including:

Epilepsy Surgery (click here to learn more)
Dietary therapies, such as classic ketogenic diet and modified Atkins diet
Neurostimulation therapies, such as vagal nerve stimulator

Our electrodiagnostic facilities include state-of-the-art 6 Epilepsy Monitoring Unit beds with 24-hour video-EEG monitoring, invasive recording with intracranial subdural and depth electrodes, continuous supervision by EEG technologist or epilepsy staff nurse, functional cortical mapping by stimulation of subdural electrodes and intraoperative electrocorticography.

The neuroimaging facilities include 3T MRI (epilepsy protocol), interictal PET, ictal SPECT, Functional MRI (developing), Intra-operative MRI and intra-operative neuro-navigation.

Some of the conditions we treat:

Intractable epilepsy in patients from 0-18 years of age
Childhood epilepsy syndromes
Structural epileptic disorders
Metabolic epilepsy disorders
Genetic forms of epilepsy

Surgical procedures include:

Temporal lobectomy
Lesionectomy
Extratemporal resections
Hemispherotomy
Corpus callosotomy
VNS implant

Currently, we are in the lead among children’s hospitals in the Middle East to offer a comprehensive approach to epilepsy care under one roof. Our treatment outcomes are leading in the field and are comparable to other world-class pediatric epilepsy centers. 83% of patients who underwent epilepsy surgery at Sidra Medicine became seizure free, and 70% of patients maintained their seizure freedom after one year of the surgery.