Brain Study of Patients With Frontal Lobe Dementia and Parkinsonian Disorders

Stopped early

Conditions studied: Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Down's Syndrome

In brief

The Cognitive Neuroscience Section of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke proposes to continue its cross-sectional and longitudinal studies of cerebral metabolism in frontal lobe dementias and atypical basal ganglia disorders. These studies include repeated assessments of neuropsychological and brain anatomical and metabolic function in subjects with these important and possibly related brain disorders.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00001178

Run by

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

People needed

597

Starts

1981-01-19

Expected to finish

2012-12-17

Last updated by the study team

2019-12-12

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnant women. Women of childbearing potential will be screened by history for the possibility of pregnancy and undergo a urine pregnancy test. These women will be excluded from the imaging portions of the protocol.
• Behavioral symptoms that would preclude the gathering of data for the study
• Other medical or social condition that would preclude participation in the opinion of the investigators

Where it is running

• National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike — Bethesda, Maryland, United States

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