Clinical trials: Refractory Frontal Lobe Epilepsy
Refractory Frontal Lobe Epilepsy
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Anti-epileptic Effect: Optimization and Evaluation With Electrophysiology.
Epileptic disease is characterised by enhanced brain excitability. Low frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) can be an effective treatment for refractory frontal epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT00382707
- Testing
- cortical magnetic stimulation provided by an eight-shaped coïl placed upon the skull.
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Epilepsy, Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe
Surgery as a Treatment for Medically Intractable Epilepsy
Background: Drug resistant epilepsy is the term used to describe epilepsy that cannot be controlled by medication. Many people whose seizures do not respond to medication will respond to surgical treatment, relieving seizures…
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe, Partial Epilepsy
- Trial name
- NCT01273129
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)