Epilepsy
Conditions
Interventions
experimental group:surgical improvement
control group:traditional frontal lobectomy
Sponsors
Sanbo Brain Hospital Capital Medical University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
14 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Age 14-65 years old 2) Wechsler Intelligence Scale (WISC-IV) >= 75 3) Diagnosed as intractable epilepsy with potential epileptogenic zones located in frontal lobe and stereotactic intracranial-depth electrodes implantation 4) compliant enough to cooperate with neurological and functional brain imaging 5) clear ictal onset identified with stereo-electroencephalography 6) the control group will be a group of patients who receive traditional frontal lobectomy
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) surgical contraindication 2) prior surgical history 3) familial neuropsychiatric disorders or neurological diseases 4) incompliance that results in low-quality imaging data caused by head movement etc.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| seizure free rate; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| cognitive performance; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactXiongfei Wang
Sanbo Brain Hospital Capital Medical University
Outcome results
None listed