Seizure Evaluation and Treatment Team
More than 3 million people in the United States have some form of epilepsy. About 200,000 new cases of seizure disorders and epilepsy are diagnosed each year.

SVHC offers study and care for those individuals who have seizures so severe that they cannot work, drive or enjoy daily activities. Patients are admitted to a specialized unit with video electroencephalogram (EEG) monitoring to help physicians characterize the type and location of seizures, and assist with diagnoses. The Seizure Evaluation and Treatment Team is a multi-specialty team whose members evaluate and cares for patients during their stay. The typical stay is three to four days.

The specialized unit is located on the St. Luke's Hospital campus. Any physician with privileges at St. Luke's can admit patients to the unit.

More On The Procedure
The video EEG involves the placement of electrodes on the patient's scalp over multiple areas of the brain to record electrical activity and check for abnormalities. Traditionally, routine EEGs only record patients for a 20-to 60-minute period.

Patients are instructed to do things that will ignite a seizure while physicians record try to record episodes while undergoing video monitoring.

See Frequently Asked Questions on Epilepsy Monitoring

Read a patient's story of fighting daily seizures and her survival