Causes: Epilepsy Research, Health

Mission: EIofNC is committed to providing highly individualized medical, social, psychological and educational services to our patients with epilepsy and other neurological disorders. We are dedicated to enriching the quality of life of our patients and to providing unlimited access to the diagnoses, treatment and on-going support necessary to live their lives in the least restrictive setting possible.

Results: Services provided to our patients include diagnosis, treatment, long-term care, education, and pharmacy assistance programs. Medical and psychological services are now available. Specialized services include investigational drug research, vagus nerve stimulator therapy, neuro-psychological testing and services, EEG services, and social services consultations.

Target demographics: the Epilepsy Institute of North Carolina (EIofNC) is that children and adults challenged with epilepsy and other neurological disorders have unlimited access to the diagnoses, treatment and on-going support necessary to live their lives as freely as possible from their medical challenges.

Direct beneficiaries per year: 8,000 patients in NC

Geographic areas served: The State of NC

Programs: Seizures Dogs, Epilepsy Community