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Dyslexia, Motor Control, and the Cerebellum

Completed
Conditions
Developmental dyslexia
language disorder
Registration Number
NL-OMON36419
Lead Sponsor
niversitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria

For subjects with DD:
• Official diagnosis of developmental dyslexia
For all participants:
• Right handedness;
• Dutch as native language;
• Modified Rankin scale score 0;
• Normal or corrected to normal vision.

Exclusion Criteria

• Non-MRI compatible prostheses, claustrophobia or pregnancy;
• Neurological or psychiatric conditions other than being investigated (specifically cerebrovascular accidents and ADHD);
• Inability to visit the Utrecht University Medical Center or the UiL-OTS lab;
• Cluttering or stuttering.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>(a) Subjects* cerebellar volume; (b) subjects* scores on language and motor<br /><br>tasks. </p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Subjects* scores on timing, visuo-spatial, and verbal working memory tasks.</p><br>
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