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Excellence in Patient Care

The Epilepsy Center at Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) is an innovative, comprehensive resource that offers true excellence in patient care. The program takes a multidisciplinary approach to the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy - offering families throughout Southern California the full range of services in one convenient setting.

The Center is the first program of its kind in Orange County dedicated to helping children whose seizures are unresponsive to therapy, as well as those with routine seizure disorders.

At CHOC, we understand the challenges families face when a child experiences seizures. Our goal is to provide a responsive Epilepsy Program that offers individually tailored, advanced treatment alternatives in a compassionate, accessible environment. We create strong relationships with families, working together to ensure children are receiving the most appropriate and optimal treatment for their condition.

The CHOC Epilepsy Center offers patients the most modern treatment strategies currently available, including several new medications and the latest therapeutic approaches such as vagus nerve stimulation.

Diagnosis and Treatment

Childhood epilepsy varies enormously in type, degree and severity, and may be associated with other medical problems. Most children with straightforward epilepsy experience a normal, active childhood. However, sometimes the condition is more serious, and children need long-term treatment and support.

Because of the complexity of diagnosing and treating epilepsy, it is vital for children to be seen by a multidisciplinary team of experts who can provide excellence in care. The CHOC Epilepsy Center offers this care in one comprehensive program.

A Multidisciplinary Team Approach

Members of our multidisciplinary team who will be involved in patient care include:

• Board-certified pediatric neurologists 
• Specially trained nurses and allied health care professionals 
• Epileptologists 
• Neuropsychologists 
• Neurosurgeons 
• Neuroradiologists 
• Psychiatrists 
• Nurse practitioners 
• Social workers 
• Specialty Clinics