Epilepsy:
life between the seizures
Seizure control is your neurologist’s task, and it stays that way. What shapes daily life between the seizures, mood, sleep, concentration, exhaustion, deserves its own measured treatment. That is what we are here for.
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You have learned to live with uncertainty: with seizures that arrive when you least expect them, with medication and its side effects, and often with fatigue, low mood or trouble concentrating that few people talk about. Perhaps you were told that this simply comes with it. Here you are seen first as a person, not a diagnosis.
Epilepsy is among the most common neurological conditions: around 50 million people are affected worldwide, roughly 0.6–0.8 % of the population.
Are you a family member or carer? You are in the right place too — call or write to us; we support you alongside.
Symptoms have a map
Epilepsy arises from over-excitability and disturbed synchronisation of neuronal networks. Beyond the seizure itself, this network balance often also changes mood, drive, sleep and concentration: the limbic network, the salience network and the executive network then no longer work in balance. Two connections are decisive here. Sleep: sleep deprivation lowers the seizure threshold, and seizures as well as some medications disturb sleep; that is why sleep regulation is for us a safety measure first and a question of wellbeing second. And the psyche: depression is markedly more common in epilepsy than in the general population, partly through the network change itself, partly as a side effect of anti-seizure medication; that is why psychological support belongs to the concept, and why we coordinate every observation with your neurologist, with whom seizure-focused treatment remains.
For an overview of the six brain networks and a first orientation, see the Brain Network Analysis.
Alongside your neurological care: what can be done for everyday life.
Everything begins with a structured assessment: your neurologist’s findings including EEG and imaging, history with seizure diary and medication list, questionnaires on mood, sleep and concentration, clinical examination, lab work where needed. A separate qEEG brain mapping is added when a question about mood or attention calls for it and safety allows it. From this we build a supportive programme that complements the neurological therapy and is coordinated with it. Neuromodulation is one building block in it, chosen by safety profile: neurofeedback for self-regulation, taVNS, in selected cases low-frequency methods, never without the consent of your neurological care. Beside it stand sleep regulation, movement and psychological support. Your anti-seizure medication stays unchanged; any change rests solely with your neurologist.
Our aim stays the same: to restore functional balance, with as little medication as possible and a life with high quality of life as the measure.
You don’t have to decide anything today. A 15 to 20 minute conversation is enough to know whether an assessment is worth it for you.
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Who it is for, and who it is not for
A good fit if …
- Medication or therapy has not been enough so far
- You are looking for a measurement-based, non-invasive path
- You are open to outpatient treatment in Bad Aibling
Less suitable if …
- You expect a purely remote or online treatment without on-site diagnostics
- You expect a guarantee — serious medicine cannot give one
In an acute crisis or having suicidal thoughts? Please seek immediate medical or emergency help — in Germany call 112, or the free 24/7 helpline Telefonseelsorge 0800 111 0 111.
The first consultation is free. We discuss the scope, duration and cost of any program openly afterwards, outpatient, here in Bad Aibling.
What the research shows
Peer-reviewed work on Epilepsy and the relevant procedures, graded by evidence level. No study proves an individual outcome.
In short: for some procedures the evidence is solid, for others still early. Where your case stands is settled in the assessment, and the program follows from it.
Non-invasive neurostimulation for drug-resistant epilepsy: systematic review and meta-analysis
rTMS for drug-resistant epilepsy: systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis
tDCS for seizure control in refractory epilepsy: systematic review and meta-analysis of RCTs
tDCS reduces seizure frequency in refractory focal epilepsy: randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled multicenter study
Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) for drug-resistant epilepsy: a randomized, double-blind clinical trial
Sustained reduction of seizures after self-regulation training of slow cortical potentials (neurofeedback) — 10-year follow-up
Psychiatric comorbidities in persons with epilepsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
More studies across all conditions: Science & Studies.
For adjunctive neuromodulation in epilepsy there are small controlled trials, mainly on mood and quality of life, and the data are not yet conclusive. What is achievable first in your daily life is settled in the assessment, and every step stays coordinated with your neurological care.
A real doctor. A real clinic.
Dr. med. univ. Julian Douwes · Medical Director
Part of Clinicum St. Georg, under the medical direction of Dr. med. univ. Julian Douwes. Outpatient, evidence-graded, without medication as the first step — tailored to your profile. More on our program.
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Epilepsy: let’s talk about your path.
In a free consultation we clarify whether and how our measured program could fit you — no obligation, fully confidential.
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