fMRI Study of Grasping in Autistic Patients

Regional University Hospital Center (CHRU)

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Autistic Disorder

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00245778

PHRC-R-2003-INCA

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study is to localise brain regions involved in objects recognition, in planification and adjustment of grasping, in prehension with and without eye control. The study is conducted in normal and autistic adults. We hypothesize different activations in these two populations.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• clinical diagnosis of autistic disorder, right-handed, DQ>50

Exclusion criteria

• epilepsia, psychotropic drugs