Healthcare at West Virginia University

Healthcare at West Virginia University

The Epilepsy Center

Evaluation

WVU physician, Adriana Palade, Directory of the EEG/Epilepsy Laboratory examines a patient.Advanced treatment for epilepsy largely depends on a detailed and accurate evaluation.

Localization of seizure focus is based on symptomotology, EEG, neuroimaging, neuropsychology examination, and sometimes chronic intracranial EEG (SEEG) studies.

Diagnostic Tool we use inclue MRI, EEG video telemetry, and neuropsychology testing. In complex cases, additional neuroimaging may be performed, such as advanced MRI sequencing, ictal Single Photo Computed Tomography (SPECT), and metabolic imaging using interictal 18 Fluorodeoxy-glucose Positron Emission Tomography.

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