The epilepsy bioinformatics study for anti-epileptogenic therapy (EpiBioS4Rx) clinical biomarker: Study design and protocol

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Abstract

The Epilepsy Bioinformatics Study for Anti-epileptogenic Therapy (EpiBioS4Rx) is a longitudinal prospective observational study funded by the National Institute of Health (NIH) to discover and validate observational biomarkers of epileptogenesis after traumatic brain injury (TBI). A multidisciplinary approach has been incorporated to investigate acute electrical, neuroanatomical, and blood biomarkers after TBI that may predict the development of post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE). We plan to enroll 300 moderate-severe TBI patients with a frontal and/or temporal lobe hemorrhagic contusion. Acute evaluation with blood, imaging and electroencephalographic monitoring will be performed and then patients will be tracked for 2 years to determine the incidence of PTE. Validation of selected biomarkers that are discovered in planned animal models will be a principal feature of this work. Specific hypotheses regarding the discovery of biomarkers have been set forth in this study. An international cohort of 13 centers spanning 2 continents will be developed to facilitate this study, and for future interventional studies.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)110-114
Number of pages5
JournalNeurobiology of Disease
Volume123
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2019

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
NINDS Center without Walls, U54 NS100064 (EpiBioS4Rx)

Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier Inc.

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