Surgery may tame seizures in brain tumor patients

NCT ID NCT02639325

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looks at whether removing a brain tumor and the nearby area where seizures start can help people with tumor-related epilepsy. About 100 people aged 8 and older with brain tumors and seizures will have surgery and be followed for up to a year. The goal is to see if seizures stop or become less frequent, improving daily life.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

brain cancer brain neoplasm cancer epilepsy neoplasm visual epilepsy

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

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Locations

  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

    RECRUITING

    Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States

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