Brain wave study for hard-to-treat epilepsy surgery
Part of Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This study looks at special brain wave patterns called "fast-ripples" to help doctors better plan surgery for epilepsy that doesn't get better with medicine. It may improve how surgeons decide where to operate.
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Who can take part
- You have epilepsy that does not improve with medication (drug-resistant epilepsy)
- Your seizures start in one area of the brain (focal epilepsy)
- Your doctor has already decided you need a procedure called SEEG (where tiny electrodes are placed in the brain to find where seizures start)
- You agree to let the researchers use your medical data for this study
- You are covered by the French healthcare system
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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