Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicines by Patients with Epilepsy
Answers to some of the most common questions on use of alternative medications
by Shahin Hakimian, M.D., M.A. and Gail Anderson, PhD
Are Patients with Epilepsy at Greater Risk for Developing Dementia in Old Age?
It is well known that a subset of patients with epilepsy have some degree of cognitive impairment. The exact nature and severity of this impairment depends on many factors.
Memory testing in epilepsy
by Naomi Chator, Ph.D. and Vaishali Phatak, Ph.D.
Research at the UW Regional Epilepsy Center
In addition to having the largest clinical practice in the northwest United States for the treatment of seizures, the Epilepsy Center also has one of the most active epilepsy research programs in the country.
Current trials and studies at the Regional Epilepsy Center
New Advances in Mapping Epileptic Seizures: Dense Array EEG
 Diagnosing epileptic seizures just got a lot more precise, which is good news for patients coming to the UW Regional Epilepsy Center.
Dense array EEG and epilepsy
by Mark D. Holmes, M.D.
New Advances in Mapping Epileptic Seizures: Full Band EEG
Another approach to improving EEG technology for better detection and localization of seizure is full band EEG, which finds new information in EEG frequency bands beyond the standard 1-70 hertz range used in clinical practice.
Use of full band EEG to localize seizures
by John W. Miller, M.D., Ph.D.
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by Nicholas Poolos, M.D., Ph.D.
Autonomic Nervous System Testing
The autonomic nervous system (ANS) is responsible for the homeostatic control of bodily functions. Diseases of the ANS result in a complicated set of clinical signs and symptoms involving many different organ systems.
Use of autonomic nervous system testing
by John C. Oakley, M.D., Ph.D.
Genetic Epilepsy Syndromes
Neurologists need to be alert to the possibility of a genetic epilepsy. Genetic testing and counseling may be important for understanding a patient's prognosis, as well as for family planning purposes.
Does your patient have a genetic epilepsy?
by Nicholas Poolos, M.D., Ph.D.
Quality of Patient Care at the UW Regional Epilepsy Center
Providing the best care is a passion at the Regional Epilepsy Center, and we believe this quality can be shown in specific, objective, and verifiable ways.
Measures of quality of patient care at the Regional Epilepsy Center
Epilepsy Surgery: Principles and Controversies
Published by Informa Healthcare, and edited by John W. Miller and Daniel L. Silbergeld, Regional Epilepsy Center physicians.
Table of Contents
 "Epilepsy Surgery: Principles and Controversies offers authoritative coverage of the vast array of major clinical issues in epilepsy surgery-from the selection of surgical candidates to presurgical evaluation, surgical techniques, and postoperative rehabilitation-this reference presents a series of essays on the principles and controversies in the field with focused segments that express opposing viewpoints by experienced clinicians in the discipline."
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