The epilepsy center of Thessaloniki is a specialized center of the health system. The center is supported by the Neurological, Neurosurgical and Radiology departments of St.Luke’s Hospital in Panorama of Thessaloniki. Cutting-edge technology for diagnosis, drug-treatment and neurosurgical approaches, are used in order to achieve the optimal seizure control for patients and improve the quality of life of adults and children suffering from epilepsy.
The objectives of a specialized epilepsy center are
To provide a data-based evaluation towards a reliable diagnosis To determine individualized drug-management schemes for each patient To inform parents and relatives of patients regarding the particularities of each condition To indicate the potential candidates for epilepsy surgery To perform the pre-surgical evaluation in candidate patients To perform epilepsy surgery in successful candidates To monitor and manage the patients post-surgically
The epilepsy treatment program includes
24-hour video-electroencephalography monitoring (video-EEG) Specialized neuroimaging techniques, including high resolution structural imaging (MRI), functional imaging (fMRI), tractography (DTI) and combined electroencephalography with functional imaging (EEG-fMRI) Neuropsychological evaluation of the patient’s cognitive abilities in view of epilepsy surgery Experienced neurosurgical team specialized in epilepsy surgery The potential to perform chronic and acute electrocorticography (ECoG), as well as electrical cortical stimulation (CES), for detailed identification of the epileptogenic zone as well as its surrounding eloquent areas Surgical planning by navigation (Neuronavigation) based on typical MRI as well as functional neuroimaging data
The scientific and clinically multidisciplinary approach of the epilepsy program aims in providing the patient with the outmost of modern medical knowledge following internationally approved procedures in the epilepsy treatment field.