The CHOC Comprehensive Epilepsy Program is proud to announce the addition of a new, four-bed inpatient epilepsy monitoring unit (EMU) at CHOC at Mission Hospital, to augment the six-bed inpatient EMU at CHOC Orange. Dedicated to long-term video EEG recording—our team of specialists can monitor patients around the clock, pinpointing exactly where and why the child is having seizures.
Leading the Way in Pediatric Epilepsy Care
Named an NAEC Level 4 epilepsy center, our Comprehensive Epilepsy Program provides the most complex forms of intensive neuro-diagnostics, and extensive medical, neuropsychological and psychosocial treatments for epilepsy and recurrent unprovoked seizures.
The Comprehensive Epilepsy Program offers:
• An unrivaled team of pediatric epilepsy experts, led by renowned epileptologist Mary Zupanc, M.D.—including board-certified epileptologists, neurosurgeons, neurologists, neuropsychologists, neuroradiologists, social workers, physical therapists, dieticians, nurses and nurse practitioners, child life specialists and case managers
• State-of-the-art diagnostics, which may include electroencephalogram (EEG), Computed Tomography Scan (CT scan), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and long-term EEG monitoring
• Complete evaluation for epilepsy surgery, including intracranial electrodes and other more complex surgical procedures
To speak with a CHOC Neurologist, please call (714) 532-7601. For appointments, please call the Patient Access Center at (714) 532-7986 or fax the Consultation Request Form along with ALL pertinent medical records to (714) 532-7617.
Comprehensive Epilepsy Program
1120 West La Veta Avenue, Suite 125
Orange, CA 92868
http://www.choc.org/neuroscience
