Monocentric Study to Investigate the Effect of the New Definition of Epilepsies of the International League Against Epilepsy of 2014 on the Diagnosis After the First Seizure, on Patient Satisfaction, Cognition and Health Economic Factors
Status: Recruiting
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Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY
The present study is a prospective study on the development of seizure frequency, medication adherence, quality of life and cognitive performance after a first epileptic seizure using the new diagnostic criteria for epilepsy of the International League Against Epilepsy of 2014 at the time of diagnosis.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• Completion of the 18th year of life
• first epileptic seizure
• Ability to understand the patient information and to give written consent
• Written consent for voluntary participation in the study
Locations
Other Locations
Germany
c/o Klinik für Neurologie
RECRUITING
Marburg
Time Frame
Start Date: 2018-03-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2038-08-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 1000
Sponsors
Leads: University Hospital Marburg