Epilepsy
Conditions
Interventions
MRI acquisition in patients with intracranial electrodes implantation
Sponsors
Kikuchi Takayuki
Sawada Masahiro
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients who were diagnosed as refractory epilepsy and regarded as candidates of intracranial electrode recording. 2. Understanding the explanation and confirming the consent of the principal (In the case of an underage, you can also confirm the consent of the adult's substitute other than the principal) 3. MRI imaging required for analysis can be performed stably before and after surgery
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with uncontrolled respiratory and cardiovascular disease 2.Patients with compromised nature 3.Patients with cognitive dysfunction difficult to understand explanations and instructions 4.Patient who is mentally considered to be resistant to intracranial electrode implantation 5.Patients who are considered to be as dangerous as seizure type is an overkinetic seizure and it is impossible to ensure rest during electrode embedding 6.Patients wearing cardiac pacemakers 7.Patients who have metals (aneurysm clips, mechanical artificial valves, nerve stimulation devices, insulin pumps, intraocular metals, etc.) that can not be confirmed as being nonmagnetic
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Elucidation of disease condition and improvement of surgical treatment outcome in intractable partial epilepsy cases | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Identify epileptic focal points that could not be identified by conventional methods and enable focal resection | — |
Contacts
Public ContactTakayuki Kikuchi
Kyoto University Hospital
Outcome results
None listed