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Treatment/Procedure: Epilepsy Treatments

Our epilepsy specialists work to help you manage your disease and identify the most effective course of treatment. Typically, the first treatment will be one of the many FDA approved anti-epileptic medicines.

If you do not respond to seizure medication and continue to have seizures, we offer other treatment options such as presurgical evaluation and vagus nerve stimulation. We strive to help all patients live seizure-free, even those with refractory epilepsy or those who continue to have seizures after trying multiple treatments.

Presurgical Evaluation

If you do not respond to seizure medications you may benefit from epilepsy surgery, which provides freedom from seizures for up to 80% of patients. Our neurologists and epilepsy specialists can perform a comprehensive presurgical evaluation. Presurgical evaluations usually include:

  • Detailed history and physical examination
  • EEG-video monitoring
  • Special MRI scans
  • PET scan
  • Neuropsychological testing
  • Wada test
  • Ictal SPECT scan
  • Functional MRI (fMRI) scans

In some instances, electrode grids are implanted over the brain. Electrical stimulation of these electrodes helps localize functions in the brain that need to be preserved during surgery.

Vagus Nerve Stimulation

Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is a surgical treatment where a small device is surgically implanted under the skin, over the chest or in the armpit. This flat, round device is about the size of a pocket watch. The device generates electrical impulses that are delivered to the vagus nerve in the neck, which then indirectly affects the brain.

UAMS offers this procedure for adults and children over the age of 12 who have partial seizures that are resistant to medications. Since this procedure rarely stops seizures completely, it is offered mainly when brain surgery is not an option.

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Conditions Related to Epilepsy Treatments

UAMS Health providers care for a broad range of conditions, some of which may not be listed below.

  • Epilepsy

Providers Performing or Prescribing Epilepsy Treatments

Note that every provider listed below may not perform or prescribe Epilepsy Treatments for all conditions related to it. Review each provider for availability.

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Viktoras Palys, M.D.

Viktoras Palys, M.D. Neurosurgeon

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Locations Providing Epilepsy Treatments

Note that Epilepsy Treatments may not be performed at every location listed below. The list may include locations where the treatment plan is developed during and after a patient visit.

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Neurology Clinic

501 Jack Stephens Drive
UAMS Jackson T. Stephens Spine and Neuroscience Institute
Little Rock, AR 72205

Appointment Phone Number
501-686-5838
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Neurosurgery Clinic

Neurosurgery Clinic

501 Jack Stephens Drive
UAMS Jackson T. Stephens Spine and Neuroscience Institute
Little Rock, AR 72205

Appointment Phone Number
501-686-5270
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Areas of Expertise for Epilepsy Treatments

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Epilepsy Care (Part of Neurosurgery)

The Arkansas Epilepsy Center at UAMS Health is one of only two comprehensive level 4 epilepsy centers in the state of Arkansas certified by the NAEC.

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Neurology

UAMS Health provides expert care for adult patients with neurological disorders, including disorders of the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and muscles.

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Make an Appointment

Request an appointment by contacting a clinic directly or by calling the UAMS Health appointment line at (501) 686-8000.

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