Pediatric Language & Memory Mapping in Refractory Epilepsy Using

Status Completed

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Clinical Trial Description

This is a pilot research study where language and working memory tasks will be used to study brain activities from children with epilepsy. Specifically for language assessment, a well-known MEG language protocol will be used and novel signal processing techniques will be applied. A widely utilized paradigm will be used to study memory function and adapt signal-processing techniques from previous literature for the processing and analysis of MEG signals collected during memory task. No treatment/intervention will be performed or evaluated in this pilot research study. A MEG scan will be performed and data will be collected from ten pediatric subjects with drug-resistant focal epilepsy under evaluation for resective surgery. If a MRI scan is available from medical records and images have the appropriate characteristics for MEG (see more specifications at MRI section) analysis, MRI will be used for MEG source reconstruction. If MRI is not available, one scan will be performed. MRI is necessary to obtain brain anatomy for high quality MEG source reconstruction. Quantitative parameters will be extracted from MEG data for evaluating language and memory functions. This is a pilot research study where we will test the feasibility of the recording of both standard language and well-known memory task in patients with epilepsy. This research is important to investigate, by a non-invasive means, possible patterns of language and memory organization that may in future guide surgery and limit potential loss of these functions. ;

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT04888637
Study type	Observational
Source	University of Arkansas
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Status	Completed
Phase
Start date	July 14, 2021
Completion date	July 22, 2022

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Pediatric Language and Memory Mapping in Refractory Epilepsy Using Magnetoencephalography

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