Epilepsy in Infants: Genes and Disease Course
Part of Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This study looks at children with severe epilepsy that starts before age 2. It aims to understand how different gene changes affect the disease and how it progresses over time.
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Who can take part
- Your child has been diagnosed with a severe form of epilepsy that starts in early infancy (like infantile spasms or a type that doesn't respond to medicine).
- Your child's seizures have not been controlled by at least two different epilepsy medications.
- Your child is between 0 and 23 months old (under 2 years) at the start of the study.
- You and your family are willing to be part of the research.
- Your child has NOT had a brain injury from lack of oxygen, infection, trauma, or stroke.
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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