Neurologist-- possibly specializing in Epilepsy
Dear BPNers: Since infancy my adult son has had seizures-- both the tonic clonic (aka 'grand mal') kind and the relatively newly named/discovered 'partial" seizures. The grand mal ones are nicely tamed with medication. The partial ones are an odd ball of symptoms with differing opinions about what happens, why, and how one might be helped. (Son has what is considered to be both 'simple' and 'complex' partial seizures) He just moved here from Oregon & we're thankful he's closer. Can you recommend a neurologist? Also recommend a neuro-psychologist ? If they specialize in epilepsy that's a plus but not a requirement. Thanks so much.
Jan 8, 2017
Parent Replies
Our daughter has had complex partial seizures for 29 years. She's 36 now. Unfortunately her epilepsy has been quite intractible. We've had wonderful care from the Epilepsy Center at UCSF. The neurologist's name is Dr.Tina Shih. We've also seen Dr.Garcia there. Both are very good. Dr. Shih has been with us for 8 years. She's kind,thoughtful, a good listener and takes the time to answer all our questions.
We see Dr Foster-Barber at UCSF. She is a fantastic neurologist (although my son doesn't see her for epilepsy). Very smart but still has good bedside manner. Great with the child and the parents.