Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) Study of Memory in Children

April 29, 2011 updated by: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Anatomical and Functional MRI Study of Episodic Memory in Epileptic Compared to Normal Children

Memory is a cognitive function whose development is still poorly documented in children, but which is often disturbed in temporal epilepsy. There are no studies about the disorders of episodic memory. The investigations using functional MRI (fMRI) are scarce, they do not involve this field and none are dedicated to children. The objectives of this project are to study the neuronal networks involved in episodic memory in normal children, as well as the disorders of episodic memory in children with epilepsy and the mechanisms of cognitive and cerebral reorganization in epilepsy.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Twenty children aged from 6 to 18 years with temporal and/or frontal epilepsy and 20 normal children in the same age range will undergo the following examinations in a unique day in the Unit Hospital F. JOLIOT(CEA in ORSAY, France):

  1. complete neuropsychological evaluation including episodic memory,
  2. structural MRI to quantify, using VBM, the potential abnormalities of the anatomical structures, to perform cognitive-morphological correlations, and to localize the neuronal networks activated on fMRI,
  3. functional MRI using an original task of episodic memory, specifically dedicated to children and being under behavioural validation laboratory.

The analysis of fMRI data will be performed using SPM and taking into account the existence of epilepsy or not, of cerebral lesion or not, age, handedness, the side and location of epileptogenic focus, the age of seizure onset, and the type of antiepileptic treatment.

This study has been approved by the Ethic Committee in september 2004 (CCPPRB BICETRE, promotion of ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE - HOPITAUX de PARIS).

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

52

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • France
      • Orsay, France, 91400
        • Service Hospitalier Frédéric Joliot (SHFJ)
      • Paris, France, 75015
        • Necker Hospital

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

6 years to 18 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Parents or legal tutors of the children having given written consent to participate to the study, after having being fully informed.
  • Patients presenting with a temporal and/or frontal epilepsy and being able to perform the tasks of the protocol.
  • Controls being recruited among brothers, sisters, and friends of the patients and being right-handlers, without any neurological history or learning disorders.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any contra-indication to MRI or being claustrophobia or blind.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Parents or legal tutors of the children having given written consent to participate to the study, after having being fully informed.
  • Patients presenting with a temporal and/or frontal epilepsy and being able to perform the tasks of the protocol.
  • Controls being recruited among brothers, sisters, and friends of the patients and being right-handlers, without any neurological history or learning disorders.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any contra-indication to MRI or being claustrophobia or blind.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Observational Models: Cohort
  • Time Perspectives: Prospective

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Catherine CHIRON, MD,PhD, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2005

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2009

Study Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 20, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 20, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

October 21, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

May 2, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 29, 2011

Last Verified

March 1, 2007

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • P040203

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