Cottage Epilepsy Center
Expert Care When You Need It Most
Cottage Neuroscience Institute offers a comprehensive epilepsy program with advanced monitoring equipment and a highly-specialized care team. We provide each patient personalized and compassionate care during an epilepsy diagnosis and treatment.
Epilepsy is a condition characterized by recurrent seizure activity that affects more than three million adults in the United States—approximately one percent of the adult population and 460,000 adolescents and youth.
Treatments for epilepsy include medications and surgical options. A critical component of a care plan is diagnosis by expert clinicians.
Our Nurse Navigator
Karen Secore, MS, APRN CNRN, is the Epilepsy Nurse Navigator for the Cottage Epilepsy Center at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. For more information on the Cottage Epilepsy Center, please contact Karen at 805-832-3633.
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Location and Appointments
For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call 805-569-7820
To schedule an EEG or other imaging exam, call 805-563-7000.
Address and Parking: 400 W. Pueblo St., Santa Barbara CA 93105. Free parking is available.
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Epilepsy Monitoring Unit
The inpatient Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) provides specialized evaluation and treatment for patients with uncontrolled seizures. Patients are referred to the inpatient EMU by their physician to:
- Determine if they have epileptic seizures
- Determine the type of seizures they may have
- Explore treatment options
- Make medication changes in a safe environment
Patients referred by their neurologist or primary care providers may be treated in an outpatient setting or admitted to the hospital for more targeted evaluations to determine if surgical candidacy is appropriate.
Specialized Treatment Team
A best practice for providing comprehensive treatment is an epilepsy center managed by an epileptologist, a specialist who is formally trained in an epilepsy fellowship program. Your care team also includes an experienced nurse practitioner and neuroscience nurses who specialize in the care of epilepsy patients.
Our team is staffed by a specialized team educated and trained to provide your care in seizure management.
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Support Group
Cottage Epilepsy Center offers a support group for patients and their families to discuss issues related to the condition and the effect that it has on the patient and family. For more information call, 805-832-3633.
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