Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Magnesium Supplementation for Children With Drug Resistant Idiopathic Epilepsy: A Pilot Study
Brief Summary: Effect of oral magnesium sulfate (Mg) supplementation will be studied. Children with drug resistant idiopathic epilepsy following up in Pediatric Neurology Clinic, Ain Shams University, will be randomized to either Mg add-on treatment group or anti-epileptic drugs AEDs alone. Serum magnesium, seizure control and Intelligent quotation (IQ) will be done at base line and after 6 months of treatment.