CUH epilepsy unit finally opens after two-year delay

After a delay of more than two years, a €500,000 unit for monitoring seizures in people with poorly controlled epilepsy has finally opened at Cork University Hospital (CUH).

The opening of the four-bed epilepsy monitoring unit (EMU) will allow the vital process of evaluating the suitability of epilepsy patients for potentially curative surgery to begin.

Between 5% and 10% of patients return to normal following surgery.