Evaluation of the Efficacy of Neurofeedback Technique Based on EEG Desynchronization in Epileptic Patients

For patients :

Inclusion criteria

• Male or female patient between 18 and 65 years old
• Patient suffering from focal or multifocal drug-resistant epilepsy
• Patient having a number of seizures: at least 3 / month during the baseline
• Patient's IQ, which in the investigator's opinion will enable questionnaires and neuropsychological assessments to be carried out;
• Patient having stable medications for epilepsy 4 weeks before the baseline (except rescue treatment);
• Patient able to understand, speak and write in French;
• Patient willing to participate, and gave written consent to the study after receiving clear information
• Patient beneficiary or affiliated to a health insurance plan

Exclusion criteria

• - Difficulty reading or understanding the French language or inability to understand information about the study
• Generalized epilepsy
• Major visual impairment incompatible with the realization of neurofeedback, based on investigator's opinion.
• Patient currently having psychogenic non-epileptic seizures
• Any condition that makes the study subject, in the opinion of the investigator, unsuitable for the study including presence of any disease, abnormality, medical or physical condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, may adversely impact, compromise, interfere, limit, affect or reduce the safety of the subject, the integrity of the data ; Person protected by articles L1121-5, L1121-6 of Public Health Code (pregnant or breastfeeding woman, deprived of liberty by judicial decision, situations of social fragility, adults unable or unable to express their consent, person under judicial safeguard (article L1122-2)).

For healthy volunteers :

Inclusion criteria

• Male or female of over 18 years of age
• IQ compatible with the realization of the study
• Patient able to understand, speak and write in French;
• Patient willing to participate, and gave written consent to the study after receiving clear information
• Subject beneficiary or affiliated to a health insurance plan

Exclusion criteria

• Subject presenting any neurological or psychiatric illnesses.
• Subject having major visual impairment incompatible with the realization of neurofeedback, based on investigator's opinion.