Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center recently treated its 100th Epilepsy Monitoring Unit patient. Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center is the only hospital in Palm Beach County to have a dedicated EMU. Using advanced technology and the expertise of highly trained specialists, the new Epilepsy Program at Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center is designed to help patients suffering from seizures and epilepsy regain control of their lives.
The EMU is equipped with Long-Term Video Monitoring (LTVM), a specialized form of an EEG in which the patient is continuously monitored on video while brainwave activity is recorded. The video captured with this testing can be used to detect epileptic activity not detectable in routine EEGs. It can be critical for the diagnosis of epilepsy by correlating the time of the physical manifestation of the seizure with abnormal electrical activity in the brain.
Pictured: Standing (l-r): Claudia Escobedo, Administrative Director Cardiopulmonary & Rehab Services; Valery Bell, RN; Brenda Arthur, RN, Marell Gongola, RN; Maria Smythe, PCT; Judy Solari, RN; Teresa Urquhart, COO; Christopher Dinolfo, Director of Business Development-Associate Administrator. Sitting: Dianne Goldenberg, CEO; Julie Riley, Service Line Administrator.
