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Epilepsy is a discipline within neurology that includes evaluation and treatment of adults and children with seizures and seizure disorders. Specialists in epilepsy possess specialized knowledge in the science, pathology, clinical evaluation, diagnosis, and management of these disorders at a level beyond that expected of a general or child neurologist (1).

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  1. Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)