Structure and function of the hippocampal CA2 region in temporal lobe epilepsy

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00009879

Enrollment

Registered

2016-01-18

Start date

2015-05-19

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Temporal lob epilepsy G40.09

Interventions

Group 1: Observation group: patients with temporal lobe epilepsy. Histological and physiological investigation of specimens

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Existence of a pharmacoresistant temporal lobe epilepsy with surgical resection of the hippocampus

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patient does not allow the transfer of tissue for research

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Clarifying the physiological properties of CA2 neurons in single cell physiology Quantitative knowledge on the survival numbers of CA2 neurons with histological / immunocytochemical methods Full knowledge of synaptic connectvity of CA2 neurons with histological /immunocytochemical methods	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactUte Häussler

Experimentelle Epilepsieforschung, Neurozentrum

ute.haeussler@uniklinik-freiburg.de0761 270 54450

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026