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Jordan's cortical dysplasia was tough to control with medicines.
Many kids with epilepsy can be seizure-free with medicine. But for a third of children, seizures persist despite trying many drugs.
If two different medicines can't help control your child's seizures, epilepsy surgery may be an option. Ask your child's neurologist to refer them to UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh's Epilepsy Surgery Program.
Our goal is for your child to:
Before they advise surgery, your child's epilepsy neurologist and surgeon must:
The team will offer the right treatment for your child that won't impair how they function.
Using the latest brain mapping imaging technology, our experts can find the part of the brain causing your child's seizures.
Neurosurgeons then do thorough testing on that part of your child's brain. This lets them know if taking out that part will cause major problems, such as with speech and understanding.
In some cases, our team will briefly block the function of the part of the brain they plan to remove. This will ensure that your child can still do all the things they can do now.
Because our program:
There are better treatments for childhood epilepsy now than ever before, but we believe we can still find more.
Our research is yielding new results that may lead to simpler, more healing treatments with fewer side effects.
To make a referral, schedule an appointment, or request an evaluation for a child or teen, contact us at 412-692-6928 or email epilepsysurgery@chp.edu.
Children's Hospital's main campus is located in the Lawrenceville neighborhood. Our main hospital address is:
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh One Children’s Hospital Way 4401 Penn Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15224
In addition to the main hospital, Children's has many convenient locations in other neighborhoods throughout the greater Pittsburgh region.
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