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Unparalleled Treatment for the Unexpected

When epilepsy makes moments in life uncertain, we’re here to help you feel more prepared and empowered with innovative treatments designed to bring you balance and relief.

It's time to start waking up with confidence, knowing your seizures are under control. Because when you replace feelings of fear with a sense of freedom, you can truly begin to feel whole again — in body, mind and spirit.

AdventHealth Orlando is designated as a Level 4 Epilepsy Center — the only one for both adults and children in Central Florida. This recognition is for providing the highest levels of quality and excellence in epilepsy care. Featuring a comprehensive approach to help you live your life to the fullest and the latest minimally invasive technologies, including Robotic Stereotactic Assistance (ROSA®) and NeuroPace RNS®, our specialists are here to serve you. Rest assured that we're ready to help prevent your next seizure from escalating.

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A Higher Level of Care and Confidence

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Whole-person health means you’re empowered to take your health into your own hands. You’ll have access to a blend of programs and resources that target lasting lifestyle changes to nourish and sustain you. We’re here to help you feel whole again — in body, mind and spirit.

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Living with epilepsy can feel overwhelming at times, but being informed about your condition and its treatment options can help you take control. This helpful guide is designed to answer frequently asked questions about epilepsy and effective treatments, such as:

  • What are the different types of epileptic seizures?
  • What causes epilepsy?
  • What are the signs and symptoms of epilepsy?
  • How is epilepsy managed and treated?
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Feel Informed to Take Control

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Diet and Medication

For about 70% of our patients, the most effective treatment will be a combination of diet modifications and anti-epileptic medication. The ketogenic diet is often recommended because its high-fat and low-carb regimen helps your body produce natural anticonvulsants and control seizures. We offer the only physician-led program of its kind in Florida.

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Choosing the Right Treatment for You

Our specialists will provide you with the best recommendation possible for your health and well-being, from medication and a proper diet to our breadth of surgical options, including minimally invasive procedures. Surgical treatments at the AdventHealth Neuroscience Institute include Robotic Stereotactic Assistance (ROSA®), which uses GPS-like navigation to remove only the tissue in the precise spot where seizures begin. NeuroPace RNS®️ is another groundbreaking technology available. This device is implanted in the brain to monitor and respond to brain activity, which helps prevent seizures.

Monitoring

The AdventHealth Neuroscience Institute offers the most sophisticated monitoring tools available today with our magnetoencephalography (MEG) program, the only one of its kind in the state. Painless and non-invasive, MEG is a neurodiagnostic test performed in adults and children to capture activity deep inside the brain and to identify where seizures originate. This procedure maps your brain function. When surgery is required, MEG enables us to pinpoint problem areas and keep healthy areas of the brain safe, too.

Procedures

The most common surgical procedure to treat epilepsy is a temporal lobe resection that removes a tiny part of the brain where seizures tend to start. The AdventHealth Neuroscience Institute uses advanced, minimally invasive technology like ROSA® to ensure that procedures are done with extraordinary precision, shorter recovery times and reduced risks. AdventHealth is the only hospital in Central Florida offering these minimally invasive techniques.

Making a Difference Every Day

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Dr. Ki Hyeong Lee, Medical Director of our Epilepsy Center, leads a team of more than 30 subspecialists with expertise in a broad range of conditions. In this video, he shares his passion for helping others, along with hope for always delivering a cure.

As you travel the road to recovery, every comfort will be provided for you along the way, healing you in body, mind and spirit. You’ll have a designated nurse navigator by your side throughout your journey, focused on your healing and complete well-being. You can ask your nurse navigator any questions, get help scheduling appointments or just receive encouragement and support as you begin to feel whole once again.

Putting You First
From the Start

Our team is honored to be recognized as one of the nation’s best and brightest for leadership in the research and treatment of epilepsy.

On a Mission to Advance Epilepsy Care

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ABRET Accredited

The AdventHealth Orlando EEG Lab has been accredited by ABRET, which encourages and promotes quality technical and clinical standards worldwide for neurodiagnostic laboratories through certification and accreditation. We are the only lab certified in Central Florida for both adults and children.

Level 4 Epilepsy Center, National Association of Epilepsy Centers

With the highest designation for epilepsy centers in the nation, we have the expertise and resources to provide exceptional medical and surgical evaluation and treatment for patients with complex epilepsy.

National Leader in Brain Care

AdventHealth Orlando is ranked #35 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for neurology and neurosurgery.

#1 Hospital in Greater Orlando

AdventHealth Orlando is recognized as the #1 hospital in Greater Orlando by U.S. News & World Report.

Two Neuroscience Leaders, 
One Comprehensive Program

A trusted name in neuroscience, AdventHealth has partnered with Orlando Neurosurgery, a team that has delivered leading-edge treatments and world-class brain and spine expertise to the Central Florida community for over 20 years.

Together, we’re scaling an advanced and personalized neurosurgical program with the area’s top experts in the field of neuroscience and neurosurgery.

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Nationally Recognized for Patient Safety, Quality and Transparency

The Leapfrog Group has exclusively recognized AdventHealth with the Emerald Award for remarkable achievements and leadership in patient safety, quality and transparency by a health care system, including maintaining a culture of excellence throughout all levels of the organization. Delivering consistent, high-quality, whole-person care is our priority, and we’re honored to be the first health care system to earn this award.