Status:

RECRUITING

Impact of Epileptic Discharge on the Structural Connectivity of the Developing Brain

Lead Sponsor:

Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild

Conditions:

Epilepsies, Focal

Pediatrics

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-16 years

Brief Summary

Focal epilepsy is associated with widespread alterations in structural brain connectivity, often present at the disease onset and related to learning disabilities. Whether ongoing seizure activity con...

Detailed Description

Drug-resistant focal epilepsy is a debilitating disease as it is often accompanied by learning disabilities and behavioral disorders, that can be present at the disease onset and have ample repercussi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • \- Drug resistant focal epilepsy
  • Inclusion Criteria for control patients:
  • \- without drug resistant focal epilepsy

Exclusion

  • Severe mental retardation (IQ \< 50)
  • Lack of French-language skills
  • Contraindications to MRI
  • Bi-hemispherical epilepsy or affecting multiple lobes
  • Exclusion Criteria for control patients:
  • Severe mental retardation (IQ \< 50)
  • Lack of French-language skills
  • Contraindications to MRI
  • Congenital pathology altering cerebral connectivity
  • Parenchymal brain lesions
  • Unilateral or bilateral blindness
  • Unilateral or bilateral deafness
  • Autistic disorders

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 19 2017

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

July 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

82 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03268824

Start Date

December 19 2017

End Date

July 1 2026

Last Update

January 5 2026

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Fondation Ophtalmologique A. de Rothschild

Paris, France