Epilepsy Center

The Epilepsy Center at Hartford HealthCare’s Ayer Neuroscience Institute offers the most advanced care for people of all ages with seizures and all forms of epilepsy.

We set the gold standard for diagnosis and care. When you or a loved one have a seizure, getting the right diagnosis quickly is very important. More than 2 million Americans will have a seizure at some point, but only one or two out of 100 actually have epilepsy. To get the most effective treatment, you must be diagnosed correctly. The first step, however, is an accurate diagnosis – sometimes what seems like a seizure isn’t a seizure at all! Our epilepsy specialists will guide you to the right diagnosis, which is crucially important for getting you the right treatments.

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Hartford HealthCare Ayer Neuroscience Institute Epilepsy Center

is accredited by the

National Association of Epilepsy Centers for 2021-2022

Level 4 epilepsy centers have the professional expertise and facilities to provide the
highest-level medical and surgical evaluaion and treatment for patients with complex epilepsy.

Epilepsy Conditions We Treat

If you’ve been given a diagnosis, find more information here.

Conditions

Epilepsy Services We Offer

Making seizures stop without side effects that often come from medication.

Services

Our Team

Meet the experts on our Epilepsy Center team.

Diagnostic Testing

There are wide range of tests that may help to diagnose your specific type of epilepsy.

Patient Education

Information that can help you understand important details about epilepsy.

Referrals

You can send a referral to our clinic several ways.

Epilepsy Center Locations

Our comprehensive care includes epilepsy services offered near you.

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Neuroscience Institute offers free webinar on seizures

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How Specialty Care Can Lower Risk of Death From Epilepsy

Patients getting epilepsy care in a specialty center had a lower chance of death, according to a Canadian study released in the Journal of the American Medical Society Neurology. Dr. Gabriel Martz, director of The Epilepsy Center at Hartford HealthCare’s Ayer Neuroscience Institute, said in some cases the challenges of [...]

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