Breathing Rescue for SUDEP Prevention

Description

The purpose of this study is to precisely delineate human brain networks that modulate respiration and identify specific brain areas and stimulation techniques that can be used to prevent seizure-induced breathing failure.

Conditions

Focal Epilepsy

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The purpose of this study is to precisely delineate human brain networks that modulate respiration and identify specific brain areas and stimulation techniques that can be used to prevent seizure-induced breathing failure.

Breathing Rescue for SUDEP Prevention (BreatheS)

Breathing Rescue for SUDEP Prevention

Condition
Focal Epilepsy
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Houston

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * diagnosis of intractable focal epilepsy
  • * admitted to the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center for intracranial subdural strips, grids, or depth electrode placement study (invasive video-EEG)
  • * respiratory, cardiac or cerebrovascular disease
  • * pregnancy
  • * prisoners

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston,

Nuria L Lecumberri, MD,PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Study Record Dates

2028-06-30