Clinical Director, Adult Neurology Comprehensive Epilepsy Program
Professional Background: M.D., University of Florida, College of Medicine (1993)
Personal Info
Dr. Eisenschenk is fellowship trained in neurophysiology in epilepsy and sleep medicine at the University of Florida. His services include diagnosis of both epileptic syndromes and sleep disorders. He evaluates patients seen in Neurology/Epilepsy clinic for both medical and surgical treatment of epilepsy. His role pertaining to the Comprehensive Epilepsy Program is to assist in electrographic localization of seizure origin for surgical resection, if possible. Dr. Eisenschenk also performs intraoperative and extraoperative testing of brain function to minimize the risk of secondary loss of motor, language, visual, etc., function following epilepsy surgery. Dr. Eisenschenk is the director of the program utilizing stereotactic radiosurgery for the noninvasive "surgical" treatment of epilepsy.
Research Interests
Dr. Eisenschenk's main interests are in the cellular and biochemical basis of seizures, including the propagation patterns of seizure activity with application of this research to the treatment of patients with epilepsy. His current research includes assessment of neuronal densities and correlation to seizure activity and patterns of spread throughout the brain in conjunction with clinical outcomes of patients that have undergone seizure surgery. His research also includes the utilization of stereotactic radiosurgery for the treatment of focal epilepsy.
Book Chapters
Eisenschenk S, Juras DM, Roper SN. "Epilepsy". In: Clinical Applications in Neurosurgical Monitoring; Mahla ME and Sulek CA, eds. WB Saunders Company, 2000.
Eisenschenk S, Gilmore RL. "Seizures associated with non- neurological medical conditions." In: The Treatment of Epilepsy: Principles and Practice, 3rd ed., Elaine Wyllie, ed. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Co., 2000.
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