Overview

Electroclinical Effect of Steroid in Patients With Benign Childhood Epilepsy With Centrotemporal Spikes

Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2020-12-25
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
Benign epilepsy with centro-temporal spikes is the most common type of focal epilepsy in children. It is known to be age-dependent and presumably genetic. Age of onset ranges from one to fourteen years and it represents fifteen percent to twenty five percent of epilepsy in children under 15 years of age.
Phase:
Phase 4
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Assiut University
Treatments:
Anticonvulsants
Carbamazepine
Levetiracetam
Oxcarbazepine
Prednisolone
Valproic Acid
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- History and EEG findings of benign epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes

Exclusion Criteria:

- Genetic disorders.

- Metabolic or neurodegenerative disease.

- Gross motor delay.