Status:

COMPLETED

Why Are Patients With Absence Seizures Absent? A Brain Imaging Study

Lead Sponsor:

Yale University

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Conditions:

Childhood Absence Epilepsy

Eligibility:

All Genders

6-18 years

Brief Summary

Our study examines which different brain regions are involved in child absence seizures and how they are related to attention and cognition.

Detailed Description

The fundamental mechanisms of altered brain function and impaired attention in childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) are not known. Absence seizures consist of brief 5-10 seconds episodes of unresponsivene...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Confirmed diagnosis of childhood absence epilepsy or juvenile absence epilepsy
  • No other serious health problems or neurological problems
  • 6 years or older

Exclusion

  • No history of myoclonic or tonic-clonic seizures

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2006

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

180 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00393666

Start Date

September 1 2006

End Date

September 1 2015

Last Update

January 26 2016

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Yale University School of Medicine, Neurology Department

New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06510