Status:

COMPLETED

Gaze Holding in Cerebellar Patients

Lead Sponsor:

University of Zurich

Conditions:

Gaze Holding in Humans

Rebound in Humans

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-85 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The long-term goal of this research is to advance the investigators knowledge of how the cerebellum a) controls gaze holding and compensates for impaired gaze stability and b) modulates vestibular inf...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • ages 18-85
  • informed consent
  • for group 1: acute (i.e. symptom onset \<14 days ago) cerebellar ischemia or hemorrhage as confirmed by clinical examination and brain imaging (CT or MRI)
  • for group 2: chronic cerebellar degeneration as confirmed by clinical examination (presence of downbeat-nystagmus and / or gaze-evoked nystagmus and / or ataxia of gait and stance) in the absence of focal lesions (as previous cerebellar stroke, mass lesion or inflammation) on clinical routine cerebellar imaging
  • absence of exclusion criteria

Exclusion

  • has MRI contraindications such as pacemaker, implanted pumps, shrapnel, etc. (full MRI screening form will be filled out).
  • disturbed consciousness
  • other neurological or systemic disorder which can cause dementia or cognitive dysfunction
  • Pregnancy or possible pregnancy if not ruled out by a negative pregnancy test.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 30 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

22 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02185313

Start Date

August 1 2013

End Date

November 30 2019

Last Update

January 7 2020

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University Hospital Zurich, Division of Neurology

Zurich, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, 8091