Epilepsy is the third most common neurological disorder in the United States, after Alzheimer’s disease and stroke. The condition affects nearly three million Americans, with some 200,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Half of all patients are children. Characterized by seizures of various kinds, epilepsy can impede learning, behavior, and memory and seriously affect development. It can be debilitating to the patient and cause great disruption in families. Guests are Andrew Blum, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, Rhode Island Hospital, and Catherine Phillips, M.D., Co-Director, Comprehensive Epilepsy Program at UMass Memorial Health Center, Worcester. Host is Bruce Karlin, Md>, primary care physician from Worcester, Mass.