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Epilepsy Impact Scale
Not Recruiting
Trial ID: NCT01833234
Purpose
The investigators are developing a questionnaire that can quickly measure the impact that
epilepsy has on a person's life. This questionnaire will be useful in following whether the
impact of epilepsy increases, decreases or stays the same over time. The results also may
point out areas that would benefit from discussion or attention in visits with your doctor.
Official Title
Questionnaire Development for a Comprehensive Scale to Measure the Impact of Epilepsy on Life.
Stanford Investigator(s)
Robert Fisher, MD, PhD
The Maslah Saul, MD, Professor and Professor, by courtesy, of Neurosurgery
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Age 18 or more.
2. Patient has had at least 1 seizure in the past 365 days.
3. Patient can speak and understand English.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Patients suspected of having one of the imitators of epilepsy, for example, syncope,
sleep disorder, psychogenic nonepileptic seizures, will be excluded, even if they also
have epileptic seizures.
2. Patients unwilling to spend the time doing the questionnaire.
Intervention(s):
other: Interviews and questionnaires
Not Recruiting
Contact Information
Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford,
CA
94305