Deep Brain Stimulation for severe generalised epilepsy of Lennox-Gastaut phenotype

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1108881

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Deep Brain stimulation (DBS) is an emerging treatment for epilepsy, recently approved for use in Australia on the basis of trials in focal epilepsy showing benefit. The role of DBS in generalised epilepsy is currently unclear. This study tests the effectiveness of DBS in Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, a severe, medication-resistant generalised epilepsy syndrome.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2016

End Date: 01-01-2018

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $897,972.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Central Nervous System

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

electroencephalography | epilepsy | neuroimaging | neuromodulation | thalamus

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