Early treatment to stop seizures is important to minimize the effects seizures have on memory loss.
Some uncontrolled seizures can cause scar tissue which can interfere with cognitive functioning.
Staring spells, excessive day dreaming and problems such as attention difficulties in school. An integrated program where patients are offered medical, dietary and surgical treatments, as well as cognitive and psycho-social assessments. All types of epilepsy or seizures are appropriately treated by a team of neurologists, neurosurgeons, specialized dieticians and nurses, neuropsychologists, psychologists and EEG technicians. The determination of who can have surgery is a detailed process involving a battery of tests and diagnostic procedures reviewed by a neurologist, neurosurgeon, and neuropsychologist. However, each patient's case is different and requires a thorough evaluation at a comprehensive epilepsy center.