Author Archives: Dr. Angus Wilfong, Medical Director, Comprehensive Epilepsy Program

About Dr. Angus Wilfong, Medical Director, Comprehensive Epilepsy Program

I am a neurologist at Texas Children's Hospital and an associate professor of Pediatrics and Neurology at Baylor College of Medicine.

I am certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology with special qualification in clinical neurophysiology, and I am medical director of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Program at Texas Children's Hospital. I've authored multiple publications and book chapters about epilepsy, the medical and surgical treatments of epilepsy, the ketogenic diet and the vagus nerve stimulator. Our center has recently pioneered a new treatment for epilepsy patients.

October 12, 2011

New Laser Treatment Gives Hope To Children With Epilepsy

Approximately 1 in 100 people have an underlying tendency to have recurrent seizures (epilepsy). Drug therapy will only control seizures for 60% of people with epilepsy; the remaining 40% will … Full Entry »

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