Lactic Acidosis During and After Seizures

Completed

Conditions studied: Epilepsy

In brief

This project looks at the time course of lactic acid rise (if any) after seizures. Salivary and capillary lactic acid are tested. This type of measurement may be useful in signalling the occurrence or recent history of a seizure.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01833247

Run by

Stanford University

People needed

12

Starts

2012-07-01

Expected to finish

2014-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-05-05

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 18-75 inclusive.
• History of at least one generalized tonic-clonic (grand mal) seizure prior to enrollment in the study.
• Undergoing monitoring in the Stanford Epilepsy Monitoring Unit.

You may not qualify if…

• Not pregnant.
• Inability to understand and sign the consent form.
• No known history of mitochondrial disease or other metabolic disorders expected to affect blood lactate.
• No known history of thrombophlebitis or excessive tendency to bleeding. Not on coumadin. Aspirin or anti-platelet agents are not an exclusion.
• No known peripheral vascular disease affecting blood circulation to the fingers.
• No painful peripheral neuropathy.
• No Raynaud's disease or phenomenon.

Where it is running

• Stanford Hospital — Stanford, California, United States

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