epilepsy
Conditions
Interventions
The subjects are patients who are scheduled to have surgery to expose the internal carotid artery by craniotomy. When the internal carotid artery is exposed during surgery, the surgeon applies the ele
Sponsors
Kochi University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Men and women over the age of 20 2. Patients undergoing surgery to expose the intracranial internal carotid artery 3. Patients who can consent in writing
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients for whom surgery was discontinued 2. Patients whose surgery was changed
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| We attempt to identify currents from the heart in the intracranial internal carotid artery. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. We attempt to measure the current and voltage flowing through the intracranial internal carotid artery. 2. We will also attempt to measure the current and voltage flowing through exposed peripheral vessels (middle cerebral artery, anterior cerebral artery) other than the internal carotid artery, if any. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactEiichi Nakai
Kochi Medical School Hospital Neurosurgery
Outcome results
None listed