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