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Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]    
Accounts Payable $ 22,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent $ 0us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
Clinical Trial Services    
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]    
Fee incurred for clinical trial services $ 255,000us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis
= evok_ClinicalTrialServicesMember
$ 1,200us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAxis
= evok_ClinicalTrialServicesMember