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Use of a Tonometer to Identify Epileptogenic Lesions During Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04344626

Recruitment Status : Recruiting

First Posted : April 14, 2020

Last Update Posted : April 14, 2020

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Sponsor:

Collaborator:

Université de Montréal

Information provided by (Responsible Party):

Aria Fallah, University of California, Los Angeles

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Recruitment Status :	Recruiting
Estimated Primary Completion Date :	March 2023
Estimated Study Completion Date :	March 2023

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Murphy MC, Huston J 3rd, Jack CR Jr, Glaser KJ, Manduca A, Felmlee JP, Ehman RL. Decreased brain stiffness in Alzheimer's disease determined by magnetic resonance elastography. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2011 Sep;34(3):494-8. doi: 10.1002/jmri.22707. Epub 2011 Jul 12.

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Streitberger KJ, Wiener E, Hoffmann J, Freimann FB, Klatt D, Braun J, Lin K, McLaughlin J, Sprung C, Klingebiel R, Sack I. In vivo viscoelastic properties of the brain in normal pressure hydrocephalus. NMR Biomed. 2011 May;24(4):385-92. doi: 10.1002/nbm.1602. Epub 2010 Oct 7.