Epilepsy & Seizures — United States

Seizure and Epilepsy United States expert witnesses provide forensic examinations and expert opinions on medical malpractice, injuries to third parties due to seizures and discrimination claims. The epilepsy experts (i.e. epileptologists), listed in this directory, may provide case reviews in issues of delayed and misdiagnosis, standards of care, and improper treatments. These specialists may provide opinions on the prescription of anticonvulsant drugs (Narrow-spectrum and Broad-spectrum AEDs) and cannabidiols (CBD) treatments, as well as medical implants and other devices for controlling seizures.

The neurosurgery experts in epilepsy and surgery listed here may also testify as to surgical treatments, including resective surgery, functional hemispherectomy, multiple subpial transections, corpus callosotomy, and the implantation of a vagal nerve stimulators. These experts may also opine on the treatment and care for specific types of seizures, including: absence seizures (formerly known as petit mal); tonic-clonic or convulsive seizures (formerly known as grand mal); atonic seizures (also known as drop attacks); clonic seizures; tonic seizures; and, myoclonic seizures.