The use of Functional transcranial Doppler ultrasound and repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for the assessment of language lateralization. A comparison with functional MRI
Completed
- Conditions
- cerebral dominance.decreased language lateralization1002930510037176
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON30061
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
General inclusion criteria:
1. Age between 18 and 65
2. native speaker
Exclusion Criteria
specific fMRI and rTMS inclusion criteria
1. metal objects in or around the body that cannot be taken off (surgical clips, braces, pacemakers, piercings or others).
2. history of epilepsy or first degree relatives with epilepsy
3. current pregnancy.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>1) The strength of the correlation between lateralization indices, as assessed<br /><br>by fMRI and fTCD. 2) The concordance in side of language lateralization as<br /><br>assessed by rTMS, fMRI and fTCD.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>not applicable</p><br>