The team at Providence Epilepsy Services offers inpatient monitoring to more precisely define a diagnosis for people who have seizures. We’ll design a treatment plan for you based on the information we gather during your stay.
Additionally, the team at Providence Epilepsy Center has special expertise in managing the unique problems faced by women who have epilepsy.
Inpatient Monitoring Unit
If you experience frequent seizures, you may be referred to an epilepsy monitoring unit. This evaluation determines if your seizures are caused by epilepsy and where they start in the brain. If you take advantage of this service, you will stay with us for several days so that we can continuously monitor you with a combination of video and electroencephalogram (EEG). While the EEG records your brain’s electrical activity, the video recording shows how your behavior is affected during a seizure. We may also ask a neuropsychologist to determine how well the individual parts of your brain are functioning. The EEG results, video recording and neuropsychology exam help us make the most accurate diagnosis possible.
Providence Epilepsy Services offers epilepsy monitoring at two facilities in Portland, Ore.
Providence Portland Medical Center 4805 N.E. Glisan St., Portland, OR 97213 Call Dr. Paula Gerber Gore, 503-963-3100
Providence St. Vincent Medical Center 9205 S.W. Barnes Road, Portland, OR 97225 Call Dr. Mark Yerby, 503-291-5300
Pediatric patients call Dr. P.J. Pohowalla, 503-216-1280
The Epilepsy Nurse Coordinator will speak to you before your admission about what to expect. You may call Diana Moses, 503-216-1035.
