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Epilepsy Facilities and Services

State-of-the-art facilities and services of the South Texas Comprehensive Epilepsy Center include:

  • Neurologists with specialty training in epilepsy, electroencephalography (EEG), and clinical neurophysiology.

  • Neurosurgeons with expertise in adult and pediatric epilepsy surgery.

  • Psychiatrists with expertise in clinical neurophysiology, epilepsy-related psychiatric disorders and psychogenic nonepileptic seizures.

  • Outpatient clinics at UT Medicine, University Health Center – Downtown, and the Audie Murphy Veterans’ Administration Hospital.

  • The completely digitalized Neurodiagnostic Center at University Hospital for outpatient electroencephalograms or for inpatient continuous video-EEG monitoring.

  • A nine-bed video-EEG monitoring unit with six beds for adult monitoring in three beds for the evaluation of children. The service features a fully computerized digital recording system and 24-hour monitoring by highly experienced nurses and technical staff.

  • The epilepsy monitoring unit also features the first ictal SPECT service in San Antonio. Ictal SPECT is an important imaging tool for the localization of the seizure onset zone.

  • State-of-the-art neuroimaging facilities at UT Medicine, Research Imaging Center (UTHSCSA), and University Health System with high resolution MRI and PET scanning.

  • Patients with medically refractory epilepsy can benefit from participation in studies testing new medications before they are released on the market.