G40
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Children between the ages of 0 and 14 years with the diagnosis of epilepsy having undergone a video electroencephalogram monitoring at the Freiburg Epilepsy Center from 1999 to 2018 were incl
Sponsors
Universitätsklinikum FreiburgZentrum für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
0 Years to 14 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Children between the ages of 0 and 14 years with the diagnosis of epilepsy who underwent a video electroencephalogram monitoring at the Freiburg Epilepsy Center from 1999 to 2018 will be included. They must have suffered at least one attack during this period. Furthermore, the examined patients had to have recorded at least a ten-minute interictal period before the analyzed seizure in order to obtain a meaningful measurement of the basal heart rate.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The exclusion criteria include video electroencephalogram monitoring over the age of 14 years, the occurrence of no or only subclinical seizures and a diagnosed cardiopathy.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Description and analysis of the frequency and way of presentation of ictal tachycardia in childhood. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Description of a special group of patients and / or seizure types showing statistically more frequent or earlier ictal tachycardia and therefore being particularly good candidates for stimulation procedures. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactJulia Jacobs-Le Van
Universitätsklinikum FreiburgZentrum für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin
Outcome results
None listed