A Study to Determine the Changes to Visual Fields and Neuropsychological Assessments after Laser Ablation for Epilepsy
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Study type
ObservationalDescribes the nature of a clinical study. Types include:
- Observational study — observes people and measures outcomes without affecting results.
- Interventional study (clinical trial) — studies new tests, treatments, drugs, surgical procedures or devices.
- Medical records research — uses historical information collected from medical records of large groups of people to study how diseases progress and which treatments and surgeries work best.
Study IDs
Sponsor Protocol Number: 15-005302
About this study
The purpose of this study is to determine the changes to visual fields and to neuropsychological assessments after laser ablation procedures for temporal lobe epilepsy.
Participation eligibility
Participant eligibility includes age, gender, type and stage of disease, and previous treatments or health concerns. Guidelines differ from study to study, and identify who can or cannot participate. There is no guarantee that every individual who qualifies and wants to participate in a trial will be enrolled. Contact the study team to discuss study eligibility and potential participation.
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients undergoing laser ablation of the mesial temporal lobe for medically refractory seizures that had formal neuropsychological testing and automated perimetry 1/2012-12/2016
- Patients who underwent laser ablation that did not have formal neuropsychological testing and automated perimetry 1/2012-12/2016
- Adults over 18 years of age
- Video-EEG monitoring proven epileptic focal seizures of temporal lobe origin
- Failure of 2 or more trials of appropriate ASDs
- No remediable reasons for medical control
- Voluntary consent
Exclusion Criteria
- Patients who are unable to return for further neuropsychological testing and visual fields assessment
- Patients < 18 years of age
- A pre-existing visual field deficit
- Serious psychiatric illness
- Dementia
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