arcolepsy - a functional MRI study
- Conditions
- Narcolepsy (no synonym available)10040998
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON31921
- Lead Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
Patients: Age 18-65 years, narcolepsy with cataplexy according to ICSD-2
Healthy controls: Age 18-65 years
Exclusion Criteria
Unwillingness or inability to sign informed consent
Presence of (other) sleep disorders
Structural brain lesion and/or any other disease of the central nervous system, including psychiatric disorders
Use of any medication influencing the central nervous system 2 weeks prior to the study;MRI-related:
Pacemaker
Intracranial metal objects (e.g. clips, prosthesis etc.)
Pregnancy
Claustrofobia
Piercings that cannot be removed
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The intensity of the Blood Oxygenated Level Dependent (BOLD)-signal, obtained<br /><br>with a 3 T MRI-scanner as well as the simultaniously registered EEG-signal of<br /><br>62 electrodes placed on the scalp.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>None</p><br>