Effect of Magnesium Supplementation for Children With Drug Resistant Idiopathic Epilepsy
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2017-03-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Effect of oral magnesium sulfate (Mg) supplementation will be studied. Children with drug
resistant idiopathic epilepsy following up in Pediatric Neurology Clinic, Ain Shams
University, will be randomized to either Mg add-on treatment group or anti-epileptic drugs
AEDs alone. Serum magnesium, seizure control and Intelligent quotation (IQ) will be done at
base line and after 6 months of treatment.