Multimodal long-term observation of patients with epilepsy and related diseases

• Conditions: G40; F44.5; Epilepsy; Dissociative convulsions

• Registration Number: DRKS00025714
• Lead Sponsor: Klinik für Neurologie/Sektion Epileptologie

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-03-10
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 300

Inclusion Criteria

Patients with epileptic or non psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (video-eeg confirmed), age 18 to 70 years as well as age-matched healthy controls are being recruited.

Exclusion Criteria

Participants are excluded if they are not admissible to MRI.

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The aim of this study is to investigate long-term course of cerebral changes in patients with epilepsy and psychogenic non-epileptic seizures.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
One further objective is the developement of biomarkers which have a predictive value for therapy outcome of antiepileptic treatment.