Search for Genes Influencing Childhood Absence Epilepsy (CAE) Study

Completed

Conditions studied: Childhood Absence Epilepsy, Epilepsy, Seizures

In brief

The purpose of our study is to identify gene(s) involved in the cause of childhood absence epilepsy (CAE).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00041951

Run by

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

People needed

185

Starts

1998-12-01

Expected to finish

2014-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-06-01

Who can join

Age: 3 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Clinical diagnosis of classical (typical) Childhood Absence Epilepsy
• Good seizure control
• Must be able to give saliva sample

You may not qualify if…

• History of non-febrile seizures prior to the onset of typical absence seizures
• other neuropsychiatric or developmental disorders.

Where it is running

• Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai — New York, New York, United States

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