Mapping the Areas of the Brain Associated With Language in Children With Epilepsy

NCT ID: NCT00001366

Last Updated: 2008-03-04

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

230 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

1993-08-31

Study Completion Date

2002-09-30

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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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.

Conditions

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Epilepsy Seizures

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion 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.
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

NIH

Sponsor Role lead

Locations

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National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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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. doi: 10.1212/wnl.48.4.1003.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 9109891 (View on PubMed)

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. doi: 10.1212/wnl.48.4.1056.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 9109900 (View on PubMed)

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. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1996.tb00020.x.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 8598182 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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93-N-0191

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

930191

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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