Health Matters: Providence Mission Hospital | 3
E
pilepsy is the third most common neurological disorder, and
yet, until recently, some South Orange County residents have
had to travel outside the region for certain types of care.
With the opening of the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, Providence
Mission Hospital is able to treat more patients close to home.
The unit is designed to provide more sophisticated testing
for patients who require a higher level of care, says Parshaw J.
Dorriz, MD, chief of the neurology department and site director
for the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit. "Before
this unit, we didn't have full epilepsy
coverage in South Orange County," he says.
The unit provides state-of-the-art
inpatient testing for adults with confirmed
epilepsy who have not improved with
medications and are being evaluated
for surgery, as well as testing to better
characterize the type of seizure or the
cause of epileptic episodes.
The unit is part of the Epilepsy Care Consortium, led by
Keck Medicine of USC. The consortium of Southern California
hospitals share resources and expertise to elevate patient care,
Dr. Dorriz says.
"The consortium is an integral part of our program," he says.
"We have a weekly summit where we discuss our cases, show
our results and receive the counsel and consensus of over
20 physicians, including epileptologists, neurosurgeons and
neuroradiologists. Patients get their care locally, confident they
are getting world-class, academic-level care."
To learn more about the Epilepsy
Monitoring Unit, join Dr. Dorriz in a
webinar on Jan. 26 at 12 noon. RSVP:
Providence.org/MissionClasses.
Dr.
Parshaw
J. Dorriz
Epilepsy Monitoring Unit Meets South County Needs
