Status:

RECRUITING

Localization of the Reward Positivity to ACC

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital, Ghent

Collaborating Sponsors:

University Ghent

Conditions:

Refractory Epilepsy

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The exact function of the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) is one of the largest riddles in cognitive neuroscience and a major challenge in mental health research. ACC dysfunction contributes to a broa...

Detailed Description

This is a monocentric prospective interventional clinical trial that will include patients with refractory epilepsy and for whom a hospitalization at the Centre for Neurophysiological Monitoring (CNM)...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 18 years or older
  • Patients with refractory epilepsy
  • Planned hospitalization at CNM for invasive video-EEG recording with subdural, epidural and/or depth electrodes
  • Patients have to be able to give informed consent themselves
  • Imaging after placement of electrodes (CT and/or MRI) has to be available

Exclusion

  • Patients known with dementia or severe cognitive and/or psychiatric disorders that makes it impossible for patients to participate in this study
  • Active alcohol and/or drug abuse

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 4 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

September 30 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04684797

Start Date

March 4 2021

End Date

September 30 2024

Last Update

January 5 2024

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Department of Neurology, University Hospital Ghent

Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium, 9000