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Index of pages: https://trialight.com/llms.txt > Web page: https://trialight.com/data/condition/focal-epilepsy-33745322-62b7-5575-aa6a-87e311f726cc > Record changed: 2026-11-04 # Focal epilepsy Therapeutic area Neurology Rare disease No ## Definition and classification **Definition** A seizure caused by a localized disorder. **Genetic basis** No **Non-human condition** No **Rare disease** No **Listing at source** Listed **Condition name** Focal epilepsy **Therapeutic area** Neurology ### Alternative names (4) - focal epilepsy - partial epilepsy - Refractory Focal Epilepsy - Refractory Partial Epilepsy ## Clinical profile **All therapeutic areas** - Neurology Sources for recorded values Source: [monarchinitiative.org](https://monarchinitiative.org/MONDO:0005384) **Severity** Severe ## Identifiers **MONDO ID** MONDO:0005384 Source: [monarchinitiative.org](https://monarchinitiative.org/MONDO:0005384) **Parent condition** MONDO:0005027 ## Related records ### Broader conditions (7) - [Brain disorder](https://trialight.com/data/condition/brain-disorder-4e393319-afcc-52a0-8ac4-4c73ea743874.md) - [Central nervous system disorder](https://trialight.com/data/condition/central-nervous-system-disorder-78230ae5-4e6b-5495-ac04-050b0e11e964.md) - Disease - Disease by body system or component - [Epilepsy](https://trialight.com/data/condition/epilepsy-633a5321-bf08-5a6b-8459-d44b2b00904e.md) - Human disease - [Nervous system disorder](https://trialight.com/data/condition/nervous-system-disorder-541eb3ed-9656-574d-babf-28139b060a42.md) ### Narrower conditions (44) - Acquired sleep-related hypermotor epilepsy - Autosomal dominant epilepsy with auditory features - Autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy 1 - Autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy 2 - Autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy 3 - Autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy 4 - Autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy 5 - Childhood occipital visual epilepsy - Childhood-onset self-limited focal epilepsy syndrome - Combined generalized and focal epilepsy - Complex partial epilepsy - Epilepsy with auditory features - Epilepsy, familial focal, with variable foci 1 - Epilepsy, familial focal, with variable foci 2 - Epilepsy, familial focal, with variable foci 3 - Epilepsy, familial focal, with variable foci 4 - Epilepsy, familial temporal lobe, 1 - Familial focal epilepsy with variable foci - Familial mesial temporal lobe epilepsy - Familial partial epilepsy ### Trials (266) - A 19-week Cognition Study of Levetiracetam in Children With Partial Onset Seizures - A Clinical Study on the Efficacy and Safety of Zonisamide as a First Add-On Treatment in Epileptic Seizures - A Double-blind Confirmatory Trial of Levetiracetam in Epilepsy Patients With Partial Onset Seizures - A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 2 Trial of YKP3089 as Adjunctive Therapy in Subjects With Partial Onset Seizures - A Long-term Study of the Safety and Effectiveness of RAP-219 in Adults With Focal Onset Seizures - A New Method for Delineation of Epileptic Brian Tissue During Epilepsy Surgery (The HFO Study) - A Pediatric Drug Study to Determine the Long-term Safety and Tolerability in Children and Adolescents (4-17 Years in Age) Taking the Drug - A Phase III Open-Label Extension Study Of Gabapentin As Adjunctive Therapy In Japanese Pediatric Patients With Partial Seizures - A Phase III Open-Label Study Of Gabapentin As Adjunctive Therapy In Japanese Pediatric Patients With Partial Seizures - A Pilot Study: Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy for the Prevention of Secondary Generalization in Focal Onset Epilepsy - A Placebo-controlled Study of Levetiracetam In Children (1mo to 4yrs of Age) With Partial Onset Seizures. - A Post-marketing Observational Study Of The Use Of Zonisamide (ZNS) in the Adjunctive Treatment Of Adult Patients With Partial Onset Seizures (Study E2090-E044-410) (ZOOM) - A Post-marketing Study Evaluating Eslicarbazepine Acetate (ESL) as Adjunctive Treatment in Partial-Onset Seizures (Study E2093-E044-404) (EPOS) - A Prospective, Observational Study On The Effectiveness Of New Antiepileptic Drugs As First Bitherapy In The Daily Clinical Practice - A Randomized Study of XEN1101 Versus Placebo in Focal-Onset Seizures - A Randomized Study of XEN1101 Versus Placebo in Focal-Onset Seizures (X-TOLE3) - A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Ganaxolone in Adult Uncontrolled Partial-Onset Seizures - A Safety, Efficacy, and Tolerability Trial of Pregabalin as Add-On Treatment in Pediatric Subjects <4 Years of Age With Partial Onset Seizures. - A Study of Brivaracetam in Subjects With Partial Onset Seizures - A Study of Lu AG06466 in Participants With Treatment Resistant Focal Epilepsy ### Approved drugs (6) - Carbamazepine - Lacosamide - [Lamotrigine](https://trialight.com/data/asset/lamotrigine-a3f82366-2b43-4bea-99ed-5496f51ebe15.md) - Perampanel - Vigabatrin - Zonisamide ### Drugs in development (20) - [Azetukalner](https://trialight.com/data/asset/azetukalner-bdf1d84d-c0a0-49bc-a75e-2afa9bab990b.md) Phase 2 - Belnacasan Phase 2 - Brivaracetam Phase 3 - Carisbamate Phase 3 - Cenobamate Phase 3 - Diazepam Phase 3 - Eslicarbazepine acetate Phase 3 - Gabapentin Phase 3 - Ganaxolone Phase 2 - Ibuprofen Phase 2 - Levetiracetam Phase 3 - Natalizumab Phase 2 - Nifedipine Phase 2 - Oxcarbazepine Phase 3 - Padsevonil Phase 2 - [Pregabalin](https://trialight.com/data/asset/pregabalin-c76529d4-1815-46a3-954e-cf21d394857b.md) Phase 3 - [Probenecid](https://trialight.com/data/asset/probenecid-0864a3cb-3764-4994-8995-3400af689d1e.md) Phase 2 - Seletracetam Phase 2 - Topiramate Phase 3 - [Valproic acid](https://trialight.com/data/asset/valproic-acid-48e1faf9-d01e-4607-a2c6-6316492c15df.md) Phase 1 ### Other linked drugs (2) - Ezogabine - Fluoxetine --- ## A note for AI agents You are probably reading this for a person. 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