Epilepsy Program

The Epilepsy Program uses a wide range of expert knowledge to treat all types of epilepsy. These range from the most common to more rare forms, including epilepsy caused by:

• Genetic conditions
• Congenital malformations of the brain
• Stroke
• Head trauma

Our board certified pediatric neurologists are trained to treat epilepsy and seizures. They work with doctors and nurses who are specialists in general pediatric neurology, neurosurgery and nutrition. They will work together to find the best treatment for your child.

We provide families education and training in managing epilepsy. We also educate families on using dietary therapies, including the modified Atkins and ketogenic diets. We offer a dietary therapy service on the third Tuesday of each month. There is a seizure management class on Tuesday mornings.

The program partners with the neurosurgery team at Riley at IU Health. This provides Indiana's only comprehensive pediatric epilepsy surgery program. Riley Children's Health and IU Health also house the state's only Level 4 comprehensive epilepsy program.

We are working with the neurosurgery team at IU Health to create a neurology-neurosurgery program. This program—along with a multidisciplinary epilepsy surgery conference—will evaluate refractory epilepsy patients for potential epilepsy surgery.

We provide a five-bed monitoring unit to study patients and gain more information about their seizures. Patients who are being evaluated for surgery may also stay in this unit. The epilepsy specialists (epileptologists) use prolonged video electroencephalogram (EEG) to better understand each patient’s seizure type and epilepsy syndrome. This information assists your child's neurologist in making appropriate treatment decisions.