Status:

COMPLETED

Combined Role of Position Emission Tomography (PET) and Magnetoencephalography (MEG) in Nonlesional Epilepsy

Lead Sponsor:

The Hospital for Sick Children

Conditions:

Epilepsy

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 18 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The first aim of this study are to evaluate the lobar concordance of FDG-PET and MEG with intracranial electrographic study in children with intractable partial epilepsy. The second aim is to determin...

Detailed Description

Children with poorly controlled epilepsy are extensively investigated with various tools including MR brain, electroencephalography (EEG), magnetoencephalography (MEG) or position emission tomography ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Children between the ages 0-18 years with (1) nonlesional intractable focal epilepsy and (2) those with discordant clinical and EEG findings, who are potential surgical candidates

Exclusion

  • Patients who are pregnant

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

59 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00741559

Start Date

March 1 2008

End Date

June 1 2011

Last Update

May 13 2014

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The Hospital for Sick Children

Toronto, Ontario, Canada