Dr. Cantrell has one office in Texas where he specializes in Epileptology and Neurology. Learn more.
As a El Paso, TX, epileptologist, Dr. Cantrell is a specialized physician who diagnoses, treats, and manages patients with epilepsy, a condition characterized by recurring seizures. Epilepsy is a neurological condition that affects the electrical communication between neurons in the brain. A person is said to be epileptic if they have two or more seizures that are separated by at least 24 hours.
Abnormalities in the brain, spinal cord and other parts of the nervous system may cause neurological disorders. Dr. Erik Cantrell treats these disorders by performing or issuing tests, scans and arriving at a diagnosis. The diagnosis is crucial for creating a treatment plan for a patient, which might include medication management, various therapies, and lifestyle changes.