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Short-term departments
Traditionally, referred patients have intractable epilepsy, an occasional referral after the first seizure might come from the immediate vicinity of the hospital.
The most common reasons for referral are a need for better medication, psychological or psychiatric problems or problems of a social nature. There might be questions concerning subclassification or doubts as to the authenticity of the seizure disorder.
A small number are referred for presurgical evaluation, for work-up concerning vagal nerve stimulation or for disturbances of sleep, which might be confused with epilepsy.
The five units are:
| Children’s ward with 22 beds | |
| Ward for adolescents with 11 beds | |
| Ward for adults I with 11 beds | |
| Ward for adults II with 10 beds | |
| Ward for adults III with 13 beds |
Each department has a consultant in neurology or paediatrics, senior and junior doctors who take care of the treatment and rounds, and once a week the multidisciplinary teams meet to follow up on the patient’s situation. Members are doctors, nurses, psychologists, social advisers, physical therapists, dieticians and co-workers in the field of education and training.
The length of hospitalization is tailored to the individual needs and varies from a few days to several months, averaging 2-3 weeks.
After discharge patients are often followed in the outpatient clinic.
| Last updated: 06-02-2006 |
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