Resources for patients & families
Comprehensive epilepsy centers provide a team-based approach to the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy, including neurologists with expertise in treating epilepsy (epileptologists), neurosurgeons, neuropsychologists and others with experience in epilepsy care. At UC Irvine, two Comprehensive Epilepsy Centers provide routine care to people with seizures or epilepsy.
CHOC Children’s Comprehensive Epilepsy Program
The CHOC Comprehensive Epilepsy Program is a Level 4 Pediatric Epilepsy Center and a national leader in pediatric epilepsy care, offering cutting-edge diagnostics, innovative medical approaches and advanced surgical interventions from the nation’s foremost epilepsy experts. Learn more →
UC Irvine Comprehensive Epilepsy Program
As a national leader in the diagnosis and delivery of advanced epilepsy care, the UCI Comprehensive Epilepsy Program has the expertise, tools and technology to improve your quality of life. The quality of our care is reflected in our Level 4 designation — the highest possible level — from the National Association of Epilepsy Centers. Learn more →
National organizations addressing epilepsy
At the EpiCenter, we work with organizations who advocate for, and provide services and education to, individuals with epilepsy and related brain conditions. The organizations listed below offer resources to help patients and caregivers learn more about living with specific forms of epilepsy, scientific advancements, fundraising priorities for research, public policy updates and how to navigate medical treatment.
Government Agencies
California Department of Rehabilitation Visit →
Center for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) Visit →
NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Visit →
Advocacy Groups
Angelman Syndrome Foundation Visit →
CACNA1A Foundation Visit →
Coalition to Cure CHD2 Visit →
Cure KCNH1 Visit →
Danny Did Foundation Visit →
Dravet Syndrome Foundation (SCN1A) Visit →
Families SCN2A Foundation Visit →
Hope for Hypothalamic Hamartomas Visit →
International SCN8A Alliance Visit →
KCNA2 Epilepsy Global Alliance Visit →
KCNQ2 Cure Alliance Visit →
KCNT1 Epilepsy Visit →
Lennox Gastaut Syndrome (LGS) Foundation Visit →
Mickie’s Miracles Visit →
PCDH19 Alliance Visit →
Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Foundation Visit →
Pitt Hopkins Research Foundation Visit →
Purple Day Visit →
Rare Epilepsy Network (REN) Visit →
Ring14 USA Visit →
Stop Infantile Spasms Visit →
TSC Alliance Visit →
Support & Education
Anti-Epileptic Drug Pregnancy Registry Visit →
Brain Injury Association of California Visit →
Canine Partners for Life Visit →
Caregiver Action Network Visit →
Child Neurology Foundation Epilepsy Education and Caregivers Support
DEE-P Connections Visit →
Epilepsy Foundation of America, of Orange County, of Los Angeles, of San Diego
Epilepsy Support Network of Orange County Visit →
Family Caregiver Alliance Visit →
HealthyChildren.org Visit →
Lili’s Lift Visit →
NINDS Curing the Epilepsies: The Promise of Research Visit →
San Diego Brain Injury Foundation Visit →
Transition of Care Visit →
Traumatic Brain Injury Services of California Visit →