High Frequency Oscillation (HFO) on ElectroCorticoGraphy (ECoG) has been identified as a new biomarker for epileptogenic tissue. The purpose of this study is to see if epilepsy surgery guided by the combination of HFO on ECoG and standard clinical practice can result in a greater likelihood of seizure freedom, versus standard clinical practice alone, without HFOs.
Intra-operative electrocorticography (ECoG), based on interictal spike and spike patterns, is performed to optimize delineation of the epileptogenic tissue in the operating room during epilepsy surgery. Similarly, extra-operative electrocorticography is often recorded over days to weeks with intracranial grids and depth electrodes, when the epileptogenic zone is not clearly localized with non-invasive studies and/or with intra-operative ECoG. Surgical resection following extra-operative ECoG is then "tailored' by the seizure onset zone as the gold standard. High frequency oscillations have been identified as a more precise biomarker for epileptogenic tissue. The aim of this double-blind randomized surgical trial is to determine if HFO- tailored surgery combining HFOs and current standard of care, compared to current standard of care alone, will lead to a better seizure outcome.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
17
We hypothesize that the strategy of incorporating HFO data to a standard ECoG-guided resection in pediatric epilepsy surgery will result in improved postoperative seizure outcome than the traditional approach.
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, United States
Post-operative Seizure-free Rate
The primary outcome measure is the number of patients seizure-free after surgery in the treatment arm of combined HFO and standard of care, compared to the number of patients seizure-free in the control arm of standard of care alone, at 1 year after surgery.
Time frame: 1 year after surgery
Post-operative Complication
Number of participants experiencing surgical complications
Time frame: 1 year after surgery
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