Cleveland Clinic Epilepsy Center

I am forever grateful to the staff at Cleveland Clinic for their second opinion of my son's epilepsy. They were able to remove a portion of his brain causing seizures and to this day he has remained seizure free. The staff all the way around was exceptional and caring-- most importantly, knowledgable! I recommend this unit to everyone.

I have been experiencing what I called twitches (myoclonic seizures) for the past fifteen years of my life. I tried to get help, told my doctors about it for years and never received it from the neurology center in my area. I came to Cleveland Clinic doubtful from my past experiences. Set up an inpatient monitored EEG. I was supposed to be here for 3-5 days. It only took twenty-four hours for them to diagnose and treat my epilepsy, and I have been discharged after 24 hours of being on medication. I cannot explain my immense gratitude for the team here. Thank you Dr. Chiprean, Dr. Punia and Dr. Spurgeon. My PA Brittany, my nurses, Kaitlin and Draxie, and my aids Yashica and Justin. For the first time in my life, I feel optimistic and look forward to my new life with treatment. Thank you thank you thank you.

I've been a patient of Dr Nancy Folvary's for almost 15 years. I wouldn't think of going to anyone else. I live in Michigan over 3 hours away and she is, by far, the BEST Neurologist I've went to. She's the one who got my seizures half way under control when nobody else could. I've seen just about every local Neurologist including the University of Chicago Neurology who flat out told me there was nothing more they could try to help me. It was after that a friend told me to consider The Cleveland Clinic. I was lucky enough to get scheduled with Dr. Folvary for my initial consultation. I have found her to be extremely knowledgeable, professional and overall very genuine. This goes for her entire staff. If they say they will call you back, they call you back. Thankfully, Dr. Foldvary will see me virtually so I don't have to arrange a ride for any appointments. She's diagnosed my sleep apnea and restless leg syndrome. I cannot thank her enough for her excellent care all these years and would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a great Neurologist or Sleep Disorder Physician. Thank you Dr Foldvary for all you've done to help me over the years. I'm so thankful for you and your staff! --Lauri Sierens

My son was discharged from the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit at Cleveland Clinic yesterday. They were a blessing from heaven. They got him in within a week of me calling, they got him full financial aid because he hadn't been able to work due to the seizures, and they got us answers when 2 other hospitals told us he was perfectly fine. They are a research hospital , so they did want to trigger a seizure so they could actually see what part of his brain it was coming from, but we got extremely lucky and they were able to see the seizure activity while he was sleeping, and where it was coming from.. I am afraid to think of where we would be right now without this place.

Very lovely humans who work here at the Epilepsy Center. Nurses, support staff, and doctors are kind, friendly and professional (and they know their stuff!). They make the Cleveland Clinic look like the world class institution that it is. Highly recommend.

I've had the unfortunate experience of visiting hospitals uncountable times since birth. So my visit here seemed mundane until I got here. The nursing staff in this unit is barr none the best I've ever seen. Every single nurse was fantastic. However, Angelica, Sarah and Nicole stood out as being the most compassionate and caring nurses I've ever seen. They are wonderful people. Thank You so much!!!!! Michael & Ava

⚠️⚠️⚠️Do NOT go here.⚠️⚠️⚠️ They DO infact preform tests to trigger an episode/seizure, and while you're having one they will come in to witness and then just leave. And that is if you are able to hit your button while seizing, because if not they'll never even know you had one. Then IF you survive, the "doctor" will see you in the morning to go over your episode. If he/she doesn't know what it is or what triggered it, she'll "diagnose" you with a psychological disorder. I was diagnosed with "anxiety" by a "neurologist" and treated like I was crazy and depressed afterwards. She was also willing to write me a prescription to take daily to "cure" my episodes.. psych meds which are highly addictive for an untrue, bs diagnosis. The entire experience was absolutely humiliating and degrading. Where do you go once the "best clinic in the world" turns out to be an absolute joke? I am still having episodes.. and right back to where I started. If it is not an easy diagnosis, they will take no initiative to help you or figure it out; instead, blame it on you. Dr. Jehi is an absolute joke, and the fact this "hospital" gets away with their methods of "treatment" is disgusting. The Positives: the nursing staff was amazing, attentive and compassionate.. and very quick to respond to call lights and seizure alerts. Mel was amazing, as well as the aids and other nurses. I've been on this journey to get treated for years now and this was by far the best I was ever treated by nursing staff. I also understand why they need to induce seizures, but the treatment and response needs to have better methods. Disclaimer: I very well could have had an anxiety attack while I was there, but I have had episodes witnessed by St. Joe's in Warren, OH that disproves that my episodes are anxiety or panic attacks.. which this doctor would have know if she read more than just my name on my charts. I am just extremely disheartened and defeated by my pitiful experience here with the doctor and my bull-hokey diagnosis. She based my diagnosis off having a high heart rate.. which is baffling. To anyone who goes here, please make sure someone is with you the entire 3-5 stay who is aware and has witnessed your episodes. Good luck to you and I hope your experience is better than mine and the others who have left disappointed, embarrassed or never made it home from this unit.

DO NOT GO HERE!!!! Took my boyfriend here to get help for his Epilepsy and HE never walked out. They did tests to trigger a seizure and when he had one, they did not provide the right care during it and he passed away. He was 34. A life taken to soon because of their negligence of the staff that night on the M80 unit M60 unit nursing staff.