Testing a brain-recording device for focal epilepsy mapping
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This study tests how well a specific brain-recording device works during a procedure used to map seizure origins in people with drug-resistant, disabling focal epilepsy. It may help doctors plan treatment by improving how well they can localize the seizure focus before possible surgery.
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Who can take part
- Be between 18 months and 65 years old
- Have disabling focal epilepsy that hasn’t responded to seizure medicines (drug-resistant)
- Be in France under the social security or a recognized foreign health system
- Be being evaluated for SEEG brain mapping (either before a procedure or have had it already with this device)
- Not be pregnant, and you must be able to follow study visits and questions
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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