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
Active Locations (1)
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Yale University School of Medicine, Neurology Department
New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06510