Effect of ECT on treatment of medically refractory epilepsy
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- epilepsy.Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
- Registration Number
- IRCT2014062111778N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 7
Inclusion Criteria
Inclusion criteria were:
male / female patients, age five years and older? diagnosis of LGS made on the basis of electro-clinical findings? medically-refractory seizures defined as failure of two or more AEDs at maximal tolerated doses and one or more disabling seizures (e.g., generalized tonic-clonic seizures and / or drop attacks) per week? They had stable medication regimen for four weeks prior to entry? Informed consent by patients was obtained?
Exclusion criteria were:
Patients younger than 5 y/o; patients with progressive neurological conditions; having any serious medical (particularly cardiac) illness or major psychiatric disorder or history of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Decreasing seizure frequensy. Timepoint: comparing seizure frequensy 10-16 and 22 weaks after intervention to 4 weaks befor. Method of measurement: seizure frequensy calendar.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Intervention compliance. Timepoint: weakly. Method of measurement: frequent visit.