Status:
COMPLETED
Brain Blood Flow Studies of Language and Memory
Lead Sponsor:
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Conditions:
Cerebrovascular Disorder
Epilepsy
Eligibility:
All Genders
Brief Summary
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is a technique used to investigate the functional activity of the brain. The PET technique allows doctors to study the normal processes of the brain (central nervous...
Detailed Description
This protocol will use positron emission tomography (PET) with H2015 and functional MRI to examine localization of memory and language in normal control subjects, and patients with localization-relate...
Eligibility Criteria
INCLUSION CRITERIA:
Normal Volunteers:
The desired age range is 18 to 55 years.
Subjects will have no history of head injury or other neurological disease and must not be taking any medication.
Female subjects of childbearing potential will be administered a pregnancy test; these subjects will not be eligible for the study requiring 2 scans.
All volunteers will read and sign the consent form.
Patients:
Patients will be selected from among those referred to the Clinical Epilepsy Section, NINDS for evaluation.
EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
Patients with evidence of a progressive intracranial process, who are taking any drugs (except AEDs) that might affect the results, or active systemic disease will be excluded.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 1991
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
End Date :
June 1 2003
Estimated Enrollment :
303 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00001288
Start Date
May 1 1991
End Date
June 1 2003
Last Update
March 4 2008
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National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892