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Protocol Number:
06-N-0022
- Title:
PET Imaging of GABA Receptors in Succinic Semialdehyde Dehydrogenase Deficiency
- Number:
06-N-0022
- Summary:
This study will use brain imaging to map brain cell receptors for a chemical called GABA, a chemical that inhibits the activities of nerve cells. The study includes patients with succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency, or SSADH (a disorder in which an enzyme deficiency disrupts GABA metabolism), their parents, and healthy volunteers. SSADH deficiency causes various neurological and neuromuscular problems, including mild to severe mental retardation, delays in the acquisition of skills requiring the coordination of mental and physical activities (psychomotor retardation), delays in language and speech development, and other symptoms.
Healthy volunteers 18-55 years of age, patients with SSADH between 5 and 24 years of age, and parents of patients 18-55 years of age may be eligible for this study.
Participants undergo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET) scanning as follows:
Magnetic resonance imaging
MRI uses a magnetic field and radio waves to produce images of body tissues and organs. For this procedure, the subject lies on a table that is moved into the scanner (a narrow metal cylinder surrounded by a magnetic field) wearing earplugs to muffle loud knocking and thumping sounds that occur during the scanning process. Scanning time varies from 20 minutes to 3 hours, with most scans lasting between 45 and 90 minutes. Participants may be asked to lie still for up to 90 minutes at a time. In addition to standard MRI, participants may also have new types of MRI that may detect brain abnormalities when regular MRI is normal, such as diffusion tensor MRI and magnetic resonance spectroscopy. There are no noticeable differences from ordinary MRI scans.
Positron Emission Tomography
A catheter (plastic tube) is placed in a vein in the subject's wrist. The subject lies on a table with his or her head placed in the scanner. A mask, used to help keep the head still in the scanner, is placed over the head. The mask is not uncomfortable and has holes for the subject to see through. A radioactive compound called flumazenil is injected into a vein. The scan takes about 90 minutes.
Some children need to be sedated for PET or MRI scans. In these cases, chloral hydrate, a standard drug for pediatric diagnostic procedures, is used.
- Sponsoring Institute:
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National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
- Recruitment Detail
- Type:
No longer recruiting/follow-up only
- Gender:
Male & Female
- Referral Letter Required:
No
- Population Exclusion(s):
None
- Eligibility Criteria:
This study is not currently recruiting new subjects. If you have questions about participating in a study, please contact the Patient Recruitment and Public Liaison Office, CC.
- Special Instructions:
Currently Not Provided
- Keyword(s):
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Seizures
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Development
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Pediatric
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Benzodiazepine Receptors
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Neurotransmission
- Recruitment Keyword(s):
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Succinic Semialdehyde Dehydrogenase
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Deficiency
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SSADH Deficiency
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Healthy Volunteer
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HV
- Condition(s):
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Succinic Semialdehyde Dehydrogenase Deficiency
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SSADH Deficiency
- Investigational Drug(s):
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11 C-flumazenil
- Investigational Device(s):
- None
- Interventions:
- None
- Supporting Site:
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National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- Contact(s):
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This study is not currently recruiting new subjects. If you have questions about participating in a study, please contact the Patient Recruitment and Public Liaison Office, CC.
- Citation(s):
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Akaboshi S, Hogema BM, Novelletto A, Malaspina P, Salomons GS, Maropoulos GD, Jakobs C, Grompe M, Gibson KM. Mutational spectrum of the succinate semialdehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH5A1) gene and functional analysis of 27 novel disease-causing mutations in patients with SSADH deficiency. Hum Mutat. 2003 Dec;22(6):442-50.
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Al-Essa MA, Bakheet SM, Patay ZJ, Powe JE, Ozand PT. Clinical, fluorine-18 labeled 2-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG PET), MRI of the brain and biochemical observations in a patient with 4-hydroxybutyric aciduria; a progressive neurometabolic disease. Brain Dev. 2000 Mar;22(2):127-31.
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Arnold S, Berthele A, Drzezga A, Tolle TR, Weis S, Werhahn KJ, Henkel A, Yousry TA, Winkler PA, Bartenstein P, Noachtar S. Reduction of benzodiazepine receptor binding is related to the seizure onset zone in extratemporal focal cortical dysplasia. Epilepsia. 2000 Jul;41(7):818-24.
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