The Efficacy of Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Adrenal Insufficiency in Epileptic Seizure Adult Patients
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Diseases of the nervous system
- Registration Number
- KCT0005345
- Lead Sponsor
- Asan Medical Center
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 102
Inclusion Criteria
1.Age =18 years and = 85 years
2.Suffered from one or more epileptic seizures (detected clinically and/ or by EEG)
3.Expected ICU stay > 48 hours
Exclusion Criteria
1.Recent ACTH deficiency (pituitary surgery, pituitary stalk trauma)
2.Brain death or imminent death (within 24 hours)
3.Pregnancy or Nephrotic syndrome diagnosed patient
4.DNR (do not resuscitate) orders
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The incidence of Adrenal Insufficiency (AI) in epileptic seizure patient
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Duration of epileptic seizure in ICU (days): AI (+) vs. AI(-);Number of epileptic seizures captured by EEG (episodes): AI (+) vs. AI(-);Number of epileptic seizures diagnosed on the basis of clinical symptoms alone: AI (+) vs. AI(-);Neurologic outcome using mRS and GOS (7, 14 days post-ictal): AI (+) vs. AI(-)