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Emotions Analysis in Patients With Chronic Phase of Stroke Basal Ganglia

Not Applicable
Terminated
Conditions
Stroke Basal Ganglia
Interventions
Other: Emotional induction
Registration Number
NCT02884882
Lead Sponsor
University Hospital, Brest
Brief Summary

Compare the emotional experience of patients with focal lesions of the basal ganglia by ischemic or hemorrhagic damage and healthy participants. These anomalies will be highlighted by neuropsychological and electrophysiological assessments.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
149
Inclusion Criteria
  • For cases :

    • right-handed patient
    • ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke older than 3 months with single lesion preferably less than 20 mm in diameter affecting the basal ganglia and sparing cortex
    • Rankin score estimated prior stroke must be equal to 0 and after stroke <3 (at inclusion).
  • For participants control : right-handed patient

Exclusion Criteria
  • For cases : severe aphasia - Prosopagnosia apperceptive - cerebral neurological pathology associated history, especially dementia - History of depression and psychiatric disorders treated - another stroke vascular territory than that for which the patient is included - diffuse lesions of the white matter Fazekas a score of> 2 (periventricular or subcortical) - Contraindications to MRI
  • For participants control : No history neurosurgical - No history of head trauma with loss of consciousness - not known neurological disease - not known psychiatric illness - No psychotropic treatment

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Emotional induction in stroke populationEmotional inductionSix films are presented, each after a relaxation period after which the basal score is measured.
Emotional induction in healthy volunteersEmotional inductionSix films are presented, each after a relaxation period after which the basal score is measured.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The emotional experienceBaseline

The emotional response will be compared between patients with focal lesion cores by ischemic or hemorrhagic reached that of healthy participants.

Score (from 1 to 10) rated the felt for each target emotions for the following 6 dimensions: joy, sadness, fear, disgust, anger, no emotion, after the presentation of short sequences of standardized films. Six films are presented, each after a relaxation period after which the basal score is measured.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The recognition of facial expressionsBaseline

The facial expression recognition will be compared between patients with focal lesion cores by ischemic or hemorrhagic reached that of healthy participants.

Percentage of recognition of facial emotions expression for each of the following 7 sizes: joy, sadness, fear, surprise, disgust, anger, no emotion; 8 frames per dimensions are presented on a total of 56 facial expressions (Ekman \& Friesen, and Karolinska series).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Brest

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Brest, France

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