Speech therapy before surgery for drug-resistant temporal epilepsy
Part of Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This study tests an intensive pre-surgery speech rehabilitation program for people whose seizures come from the language-related area in the temporal part of the brain. The goal is to improve speech outcomes before planned epilepsy surgery.
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Who can take part
- Be age 16 or older
- Your seizure-causing area is in the brain’s temporal region linked to language, and your language side is known
- You are planning a temporal-lobe surgery (like anterior temporal lobectomy) with a surgery date that fits the study timeline
- You must have a known NTB score
- Your first language learned is French, and you can use a computer and have internet at home
- You are in the French social security system, and you (or a parent/guardian) can sign consent
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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