Brain scans may replace invasive electrodes for epilepsy surgery planning
NCT ID NCT06059157
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether advanced MRI scans can accurately identify the brain networks responsible for seizures in people with drug-resistant epilepsy. Participants, who are already scheduled for invasive electrode monitoring, will receive an additional hour-long MRI. Researchers will compare the MRI results with the electrode findings to see if the scans can reliably guide surgical decisions.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Advanced MRI (resting-state functional MRI, diffusion imaging, myelin mapping)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could help doctors pinpoint seizure origins in the brain without invasive electrode implants, guiding more precise and effective epilepsy surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage imaging study with 80 participants. The MRI technique may not match the accuracy of the gold-standard invasive method, and results may not apply to all epilepsy patients.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc
RECRUITINGBrussels, 1200, Belgium
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