Epilepsy
Conditions
Brief summary
Epilepsy is a group of neurological disorders characterized by propensity for spontaneous epileptic seizures. Epileptic seizures are the result of excessive and abnormal nerve cell activity in the brain. About 0.7-1% of the world population suffers from seizures. The most common treatment is based on seizure medications that enables about 2/3 of the patients to control their seizures. However, about 20 million patients worldwide, suffer from unpredictable seizures without remedy, and are resistant to medication. In this study EEG and other physiologic signals are collected using wearable sensors, from Epilepsy patients who are at risk of experiencing seizures. The collected signals will be used for developing algorithms that may identify pre-seizure and seizure related periods.
Interventions
DEVICENeuroelectrics Enobio 8(R)
Monitoring
Sponsors
Medial Research Ltd.
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Age \>18 * Known diagnosis of Epilepsy * Expected to experience seizures during the period of the study as determined by the PI. * Able to meet with the Sponsor representative at home
Exclusion criteria
* Trauma/broken skin on forehead. * Patient can not follow or comply with instructions * Patients who are unable to independently provide an informed consent * Patients with major psychiatric co-morbidities * Patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Successful data collection during hospitalization | 12 hours daily for up to 5 days | Continuous recording from wearable sensors of physiologic signals during hospitalization in the video EEG unit |
| Successful data collection during at home monitoring | 12 hours daily for up to 14 days | Continuous recording from wearable sensors of physiologic signals during at home monitoring |
Countries
Israel
Outcome results
None listed