SIU Center for Epilepsy

Center for Epilepsy
Southern Illinois University
Springfield, Illinois

Flying High With Epilepsy!

Todd Stille

Quincy IL,
August 1999

National Freefall Convention

Vagus nerve stimulation therapy is now available!

The FDA has recently approved the Neurocybenetic Prosthesis (NCP), a device for the treatment of medically resistant epilepsy involving partial seizure types. This is now available at the SIU Center for Epilepsy. If you are interested in having this implanted at our program, call (217) 782-3013. For general information, call Cyberonics at (800) 332-1375.

Article about Brad Humphrey, one of our patients who has been treated with the NCP....

Services available

The Center for Epilepsy provides comprehensive care for persons with all types of epilepsy, through advanced diagnositc techniques, specialized pharmacologic therapy, new investigational drugs and devices, and epilepsy surgery. The Center also provides educational programs for physicians and other health care workers on managment of epilepsy. New patient appointments are made upon referral from your primary care physician. The clinic is located in the SIU Clinics Building, 751 N. Rutledge, 3rd floor, Springfield, IL Our phone number is (217) 545-8417, weekdays, 8 - 5 pm, Central time.

New investigational therapies

This is a listing of new therapies that are currently under study at Southern Illinois University. For persons who may be interested in participating in these studies, a list of studies open for enrollment is provided.

Epilepsy research

Ongoing research is crucial to improving our understanding of the causes of epilepsy and how to best treat this illness. Soiuthern Illinois University has had a long tradition of epilepsy research and is recognized nationally and internationally for its scierntific contributions.