Patients with Complex Epilepsy Turn to Level 4 Centers, Subspecialty Care

Jersey Shore University Medical Center Becomes Member of Elite Group to Offer Comprehensive Neuropsychological and Psychosocial Treatments and Evaluations

Jersey Shore University Medical Center is recognized, year over year, by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC) as a Level 4 epilepsy center, subscribing to the treatment goal of “no seizures and no side effects.” As a Level 4 center, Jersey Shore University Medical Center is equipped to provide the highest level of medical and surgical evaluation and treatment for patients with complex epilepsy.

The hospital’s Level 4 Epilepsy Center provides complex forms of intensive neurodiagnostic monitoring, as well as extensive medical, neuropsychological, and psychosocial treatment. The center also offers a complete evaluation for epilepsy surgery, including intracranial electrodes and a broad range of surgical procedures for epilepsy. As an NAEC specialized epilepsy center, Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neuroscience Institute has access to a framework for a systematic, well-organized approach to subspecialty epilepsy care.