Imaging the Effect of Centrotemporal Spikes and Seizures on Language in Children
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2017-07-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
This project examines how seizures, and abnormal brain activity, affect language skill in
children with Benign Childhood Epilepsy with Centro-Temporal Spikes (BECTS). BECTS is a
common type of childhood epilepsy, and while BECTS patients stop having seizures by their
late teenage years, many studies have shown that these children have language problems that
may lead to academic and social difficulties. Using standardized language testing, monitoring
of brain activity, and MRI brain imaging, this project aims to determine what particular
combination of BECTS symptoms put children most at risk for language problems and whether
treatment with anti-epileptic medications may be helpful.
Phase:
Phase 1
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Collaborator:
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)