Complex Epilepsy Clinic
The complex epilepsy clinic is a joint-clinic, run weekly with the clinical nurse specialist, to assist in the better management of people with complex or pharmacoresistant /refractory epilepsy.
Eligibility
Inclusion
Patients who:
- Anyone seen previously by the Epilepsy service that needs to be followed-up should be referred back to the Epilepsy Service and not General Neurology.
- are new to the area with an established pattern of pharmacoresistant epilepsy seen elsewhere.
- have poorly controlled epilepsy who have otherwise been lost to neurology follow-up.
Exclusion
Patients with:
- patients with straightforward epilepsy (moved into area from elsewhere) should be referred to General Neurology (with copies of all previous neurology correspondence if available)
- well controlled epilepsy
- occasional break-through seizures who should be referred through the general neurology pathway
- Non-Epileptic Attacks should only be referred to Dr Neligan (Epilepsy Service) and not to General Neurology
How to refer
Who can refer: GP, Nurse
Clinician emis
EMIS referral
Send by: e referral — <p><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="color:#031835">Speciality: Neurology <br /> Clinic Type: Epilepsy<br /> Service Name: Joint Complex Epilepsy</span></span></p>