We intend to use focused ultrasound to stimulate or suppress brain activity in patients with epilepsy. We hypothesize that focused ultrasound is capable of brain stimulation or suppression visible with functional MRI, and will not cause tissue damage.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
12
UCLA
Los Angeles, California, United States
Absence of histological changes
Time frame: 7 days
Brief Symptom Inventory changes
Time frame: 1 day
Beck Depression Inventory changes
Time frame: 1 day
Neuropsychiatric changes
Time frame: 1 day
Neurological changes
Time frame: 1 day
Seizure frequency changes
Time frame: 6 days
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