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National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) |
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Information provided by: | National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC) |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00001366 |
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.
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Epilepsy Seizures |
Study Type: | Observational |
Official Title: | MRI-Based Functional Language Mapping in Children With Epilepsy |
Estimated Enrollment: | 230 |
Study Start Date: | August 1993 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | September 2002 |
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.
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
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.
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 |
Neuroimaging Seizures Cerebral Localization Partial Epilepsy Epilepsy |
Epilepsies, Partial Signs and Symptoms Epilepsy Seizures |
Neurologic Manifestations Central Nervous System Diseases Brain Diseases |
Nervous System Diseases |