Epilepsy
Conditions
Interventions
The design of this study involves a stereotactic intracranial electroencephalography intervention for the thalamus, which has not been commonly performed.
Sponsors
Tomotaka Ishizaki
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age 18 years or older Drug-resistant epilepsy Scheduled standard surgical treatment for the purpose of epilepsy surgery Need and scheduled SEEG test for surgical treatment Able to understand the explanation of the study by him/herself and sign the consent form
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients under 18 years of age Patients with obvious cognitive decline Patients who do not meet the indications for standard epilepsy surgical treatment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| As evaluation outcomes, the primary endpoints are epileptic neural activity specifically observed in the thalamus before and after an epileptic seizure (waveforms, frequency, and symptomatology during seizures and interictal EEG, functional connectivity between electrodes, and EI for each electrode). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary endpoints included thalamic activity at rest, thalamic activity during task loading, procedure performed, seizure prognosis, pre- and postoperative higher brain function, and radiological imaging. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactIshizaki Tomotaka
Nagoya University Hospital, Tokai National Higher Education and Research System
Outcome results
None listed