Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders worldwide. Approximately 35,000 patients in Kern County have epilepsy, and of those, one-third of those patients could be candidates for life-changing surgery, leading to freedom from disabling seizures.
Kern Medical is proud to join the USC Epilepsy Care Consortium, a unique and unprecedented patient care partnership comprised of 4 additional comprehensive epilepsy centers certified by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers. We are now able to offer Central Valley adult residents to receive the specialized epilepsy care they need. The primary objective of establishing the Epilepsy Center is to capture and classify the spells, advance treatment plans, and assess surgical candidacy.
The Kern Medical Epilepsy Center provides comprehensive services including:
To book an appointment at the Epilepsy Center, please call 661.862.4140
Among the 21 comprehensive epilepsy centers in California certified by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC), no adult epilepsy center exists between Sacramento and Los Angeles.
Neurodiagnostics Referral Form
If you or a loved one are living with epilepsy in Kern County, you are not alone. For support, go to http://epilepsysocietyofkern.org/home0.aspx or call Doug Valdez of the Epilepsy Society of Kern County at 661.634.9810.