Current Research Projects
We have opportunities for interested patients to participate in a variety of clinical research studies. Our current research projects include multicenter collaborations in clinical trials, hormones, epidemiology, and genetics, as well as local projects generated from the hospital research database, or our own large monitoring database.
Below is a list of our active research projects: ·
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy in Brain Tumor Patients with and without Seizures
- Auditory Hallucinations in Post-Encephalitic Epilepsy
- Obstetrical and Neurological Complications in Women with Epilepsy
- Progesterone Therapy for Women with Epilepsy (NIH funded)
- A Multicenter Study of Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy (NIH funded)
- Neurodevelopmental Effects of Anti-epileptic Drugs (NIH funded)
- A Randomized Clinical Trial for the Treatment of Refractory Status Epilepticus
- Seizure Prediction in Non-Linear EEG Signal Analysis Utility of Simultaneous Polysomnography and Full EEG Recording
- A Prospective Study of Cigarette Smoking and Caffeine intake on risk of seizure/epilepsy: Evidence from the Nurse’s Health Study II
- A Prospective Study of Hormonal Factors in Epilepsy: Evidence from the Nurse’s Health Study II
If interested in any of these research studies or have general questions pertaining to them, please call 617-732-5423