Adult Epilepsy (Clinical Elective)

2 units

Students will learn how epileptologists diagnose and manage epilepsy in adults. They will learn how to use the history and physical exam and ancillary studies such as EEG, MRI, PET, and SPECT to diagnose and manage patients with new onset epilepsy, established epilepsy, and medically intractable epilepsy. They will become familiar with the medical management of epilepsy as well as the treatment options for medically intractable epilepsy including epilepsy surgery. They will also learn how to manage the co-morbid conditions that accompany epilepsy such as depression, behavioral problems, cognitive impairment, sleep disturbance, and non-epileptic events. Students will accomplish these goals by rounding on the inpatient epilepsy service (Epilepsy Monitiring Unit and Critical Care EEG Monitoring) with the epilepsy team at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Students will attend outpatient epilepsy clinic one half-day per week. They will attend the Adult Epilepsy Conference, EEG Review Conference, EEG/Epilepsy Didactics, and Neurology Grand Rounds.