Articles tagged with 'Epilepsy' | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Artist Syril Strickler was 47 when she had her first epileptic seizure, waking up in the hospital after neighbors found her unconscious in the street. For 10 years, seizures every few weeks brought her life to a virtual standstill—until Cedars-Sinai …

Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s has appointed Deborah Holder, MD, as program director of Pediatric Epilepsy and Cesar Ochoa, MD, as director of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics. Both appointments broaden the comprehensive pediatric services and …

Cedars-Sinai and its affiliate Huntington Health are collaborating on a new Epilepsy Monitoring Unit to bring treatment and care closer to epilepsy patients in the San Gabriel Valley.Epilepsy causes intense bursts of electrical activity in the …

Many think of epilepsy, a neurological disorder affecting 3.4 million Americans, as a chronic condition marked by occasional seizures. But the disease can be deadly, so it is essential for patients to get their seizures under control with proper …