MRI Volumetry and Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
ConditionTemporal Lobe Epilepsy (TLE)
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age12-50
SponsorAssiut University
About this trial
This works aims at evaluating the diagnostic performance of combined MRI Volumetry, Diffusion tensor imaging and Conventional MRI in lateralizing the epileptogenic focus in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy and correlate these findings with clinical outcome.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Patients with different age groups having temporal lobe epilepsy diagnosed by EEG with no detected structural brain lesion by conventional MRI other than mesial temporal sclerosis.
Disqualifiers
Contraindications for MRI as claustrophobia, cardiac pacemaker and non-compatible metallic devices.
Patients with suboptimal images or techniques.
Post-operative and post-head traumatic cases.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- MRI
Treatment groups
No treatment groups listed
Locations
Sponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov