Effects of Sensory and Motor Deprivation on Brain Plasticity

University of Zurich (UZH)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Injury of the Right Upper Extremity

Treatments: Other: no intervention, MRI and motor skill test

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01029093

Ref-Nr: StV 13-2009

Details and patient eligibility

About

Investigation of changes in gray and white matter during immoblisation after injury of the right upper extremity via two MR Investigations of the brain at two different times.

Full description

Investigation of changes in gray and white matter during immoblisation after injury of the right upper extremity via two MR Investigations of the brain at two different times. Immobilisation at least 12 days. Time between the 2 investigations: 12-14 d.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Right handed
• Injury of right upper extremity where immobilisation is needed

Exclusion criteria

• TBI, neurological or psychatric deseases
• Other cerebral deseases
• Standard MRI Exclusion criterias such as pacemaker, epilepsia etc