Our Comprehensive Pediatric Epilepsy Team is made up of board-certified and fellowship-trained pediatric epileptologists, neurosurgeons, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, ketogenic diet dietitians, a social worker, and EEG technologists. In our outpatient clinic, our EEG Lab and Pediatric Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, and across numerous inpatient settings, our team works together to ensure seamless, compassionate, state-of-the-art care. Patients with epilepsy and their families also benefit from the attention of our world-class child and family life specialists and a variety of education, support, and advocacy services.

Our team meets every week to discuss patients being evaluated for surgical treatment options so we can help each patient make the best treatment decision. The meeting includes neuroradiologists, neuropsychologists, speech-language pathologists, and epileptologists and neurosurgeons from our adult epilepsy program. This is an important opportunity to collect feedback from epilepsy experts across Michigan Medicine.

Epilepsy is a complex condition causing unpredictable and disruptive seizures. In addition to seizures, epilepsy can sometimes impact memory, attention or other cognitive functions. Children experiencing such problems or difficulties with school performance may be referred to the pediatric neuropsychology program for neuropsychological evaluation. We also refer patients to our developmental behavioral pediatrics program for additional consultation on neurodevelopmental and school-related problems.

Additionally, children with epilepsy are at increased risk for depression, anxiety disorders and other mental health challenges. We work closely with our social work, psychology and psychiatry departments to identify these conditions and ensure that appropriate treatment is received.

Education & Support

The Pediatric Epilepsy Program at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital recognizes the challenges of managing a complex chronic health condition like epilepsy. To help patients and families understand, navigate and cope with these challenges, we are pleased to offer the following education & support services: 

Schedule an appointment by calling 734-936-4179.

Our pediatric neurologists are actively engaged in research to advance our understanding of the causes of epilepsy and develop more effective ways to treat epilepsy. U-M physicians are involved in research around seizures in newborn infants, effectiveness of treatments, the genetic and electrophysiological foundations of epilepsy, and other important areas. We are among the highest enrolling sites for the Pediatric Epilepsy Research Consortium and the Neonatal Seizure Registry.

• Epilepsy Foundation
• Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan
• Rare Epilepsy Network
• The Family Center for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
• Michigan Alliance for Families