Refer a patient

If you would like to refer a patient to the Yale Epilepsy Program for a second opinion, clinical recommendations, management, or diagnostic evaluation, please contact the clinical coordinator for the Adult or the Pediatric epilepsy services.

How to refer a patient for clinical evaluation

A written letter requesting the referral is needed, and this can be mailed or faxed to the appropriate service. The Pediatric Epilepsy service has a form that can be downloaded and sent or faxed for an appointment. Download referral form here. Supporting medical information in the form of clinic notes and the results of diagnostic tests is requested and is usually reviewed before the clinic visit is scheduled.

Patients referred for evaluation can expect a comprehensive outpatient clinic evaluation lasting one hour. Often the patient will be assessed by an Epilepsy Fellow before being seen by the attending physician.

How to refer a patient for diagnostic evaluation or epilepsy surgery

If you would like to refer a patient to the Yale Epilepsy Program for inpatient diagnostic EEG monitoring or a presurgical evaluation, please contact the clinical coordinator for the Adult or the Pediatric epilepsy services.

A written letter requesting the referral is needed, and this can be mailed or faxed to the appropriate service. The Pediatric Epilepsy service has a form that can be downloaded and sent or faxed for an appointment. Supporting medical information in the form of clinic notes and the results of diagnostic tests is requested and is usually reviewed before the clinic visit is scheduled.

Patients referred for evaluation can expect a comprehensive outpatient clinic evaluation lasting one hour. Often the patient will be assessed by an Epilepsy Fellow before being seen by the attending physician. Patients being referred for Inpatient Continuous EEG monitoring or Presurgical Evaluation should not expect to be admitted to the hospital on the day of their first clinic visit. Patients needing inpatient EEG monitoring may be referred for additional outpatient diagnostic imaging before being admitted to the hospital.

How to refer a patient for VNS placement

If you would like to refer a patient to the Yale Epilepsy Program for vagus nerve stimulator (VNS) placement, please contact the clinical coordinator for the Adult or the Pediatric epilepsy services.

A written letter requesting the referral is needed, and this can be mailed or faxed to the appropriate service. The Pediatric Epilepsy service has a form that can be downloaded and sent or faxed for an appointment. Download referral form here. Supporting medical information in the form of clinic notes and the results of diagnostic tests is requested and is usually reviewed before the clinic visit is scheduled.

Patients referred for VNS placement first have a comprehensive outpatient clinic evaluation lasting one hour. Often the patient will be assessed by an Epilepsy Fellow before being seen by the attending physician. Patients being considered for VNS placement are sometimes asked to have inpatient diagnostic EEG monitoring to confirm and characterize the nature of their epilepsy.

How to obtain an urgent evaluation

If you need urgent evaluation of an adult or pediatric epilepsy patient, please contact the clinical coordinator for the Adult or the Pediatric epilepsy services. Request to speak with the attending physician for the epilepsy service. We can take your call, discuss your case, and make recommendations based on the information available.

Calls placed after working hours will be answered by our service. These calls are usually triaged by an Epilepsy Fellow with the support of the Epilepsy Service attending physician.

How to obtain an urgent evaluation in the Adult First Seizure Clinic

If you have an adult patient with their first epileptic seizure, we offer a way to obtain a timely and comprehensive evaluation. This evaluation includes a routine electroencephalogram, magnetic resonance image of the brain using epilepsy protocol, and outpatient evaluation in the Adult Epilepsy Clinic.

Adult First Seizure Clinic:

Phone: (203) 785-3865