Electro-encephalographic and Magneto-encephalographic Source Localisation in Refractory Focal Epilepsy [ 2013 - 2017 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Dr Chris Plummer (Principal investigator)

Brief description Epilepsy is a leading cause of chronic morbidity in Australia. A fundamental problem in clinical practice is the accurate identification of the 'hotspot' zone in the brain that is generating epileptic discharges. These discharges can be detected non-invasively (over the scalp) and analysed with electro-encephalographic and magneto-encephalographic source localisation (EMSL) techniques. EMSL is not used in routine clinical practice because we await a large scale prospective study (the aim of this proposal).

Funding Amount $AUD 185,932.53

Funding Scheme Early Career Fellowships

Notes Health Professional Research ECF