CompletedNot Applicable

Objective EEG Bed Side Assessment of Impaired Conscious Awareness in Epilepsy

Germany49 participantsStarted 2021-10-01

Plain-language summary

In this project EEG recordings between healthy participants and those with a diagnosed Absence-epilepsy will be compared. The investigators suggest differences in EEG microstate analysis and neuropsychological parameters related to interictal cognitive impairment in these patients. This projects goal is to derive an EEG-based measure of conscious awareness.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * age minimum 18 years * diagnosis of (absence) epilepsy // healthy age-matched controls * being of good health (besides epilepsy in the case group) Exclusion Criteria: * central nervous system disorders (besides epilepsy in the case group) * substance abuse * pregnancy

What they're measuring

temporal integration changes according to different sleep states

Timeframe: 3 years

temporal integration changes in interictal EEG

Timeframe: 3 years

graph modularity changes according to different sleep states

Timeframe: 3 years

graph modularity changes in interictal EEG

Timeframe: 3 years

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04799795

SponsorUniversity Hospital Schleswig-Holstein

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2025-05-24

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