Mapping the Areas of the Brain Associated With Language in Children With Epilepsy - Full Text View

Sponsored by:	National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Information provided by:	National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00001366

Purpose

Researchers are interested in studying if magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is practical for locating the areas of the brain associated with language in children with epilepsy.

When a region of the brain is active, it uses more fuel in the form of oxygen and sugar (glucose). As the brain uses more fuel it produces more waste products, carbon dioxide and water. Blood carries fuel to the brain and waste products away from the brain. As brain activity increases blood flow to and from the area of activity increases also.

Patients participating in the study will be asked to perform tasks designed to test language skills while undergoing an MRI to detect areas of the brain using oxygen and receiving blood flow.

Condition
Epilepsy Seizures

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U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Observational
Official Title:	MRI-Based Functional Language Mapping in Children With Epilepsy

Further study details as provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC):

Estimated Enrollment:	230
Study Start Date:	August 1993
Estimated Study Completion Date:	September 2002

Detailed Description:

We propose to study the feasibility of utilizing MRI to perform functional mapping of language cortex in children with epilepsy. We will use 1.5 Tesla MRI to study cerebral blood flow and tissue oxygenation during cognitive activation tasks derived from previous adult studies.

Eligibility

Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Children aged 5-17 years.

Partial epilepsy (localized).

Ability to cooperate with task paradigms (IQ greater than 65).

No cardiac pacemakers, cochlear implants, shrapnel, vascular clips, braces, or claustrophobia.

No one with inability to cooperate with task paradigms.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00001366

Locations

United States, Maryland
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892

Sponsors and Collaborators

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

More Information

Publications:

Hertz-Pannier L, Gaillard WD, Mott SH, Cuenod CA, Bookheimer SY, Weinstein S, Conry J, Papero PH, Schiff SJ, Le Bihan D, Theodore WH. Noninvasive assessment of language dominance in children and adolescents with functional MRI: a preliminary study. Neurology. 1997 Apr;48(4):1003-12.

Bookheimer SY, Zeffiro TA, Blaxton T, Malow BA, Gaillard WD, Sato S, Kufta C, Fedio P, Theodore WH. A direct comparison of PET activation and electrocortical stimulation mapping for language localization. Neurology. 1997 Apr;48(4):1056-65.

Malow BA, Blaxton TA, Sato S, Bookheimer SY, Kufta CV, Figlozzi CM, Theodore WH. Cortical stimulation elicits regional distinctions in auditory and visual naming. Epilepsia. 1996 Mar;37(3):245-52.

Study ID Numbers:	930191, 93-N-0191
Study First Received:	November 3, 1999
Last Updated:	March 3, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00001366
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC):

Neuroimaging
Seizures
Cerebral Localization
Partial Epilepsy
Epilepsy

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Epilepsies, Partial
Signs and Symptoms
Epilepsy
Seizures

Neurologic Manifestations
Central Nervous System Diseases
Brain Diseases

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Nervous System Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 15, 2009