Focused Ultrasound for Drug-resistant Epilepsy

Recruiting N/A Interventional Study
Focused Ultrasound MR-guided FUS Drug Refractory Epilepsy Drug Resistant Epilepsy Medication Resistant Epilepsy
No Placebo Group Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
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At a Glance
Age
18 and older
Sex
Any
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Treatment
Participants needed
20 (estimated)
Sponsor
Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan · Government
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About This Trial
Focused ultrasound (FUS) has been shown to differentially lesion or modulate (excite and inhibit) brain circuit and neural activity across a broad range of acoustic stimulus parameters (intensity, duty cycle, pulse repetition frequency and pulse duration) for decades. From our previous study, FUS sonication may suppress the number of epileptic signal bursts observed in EEG recordings after the ind…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged 20 and above. * Localized refractory epilepsy (ineffective with maximum doses of two or more anti-seizure medications). * Seizure frequency records for at least one month prior to the trial. * Patients who have undergone a complete preoperative examination, inclu…
Contacts

Cheng-Chia Lee, MD. PhD.

+886-28752121

cclee12@vghtpe.gov.tw

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