MRI,Gene And Cognitive Performance Study of Patients With Cerebral White Matter Lesions(WMLs)

Wei Wang

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Cerebral White Matter Lesions

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT02276976

2013BCB022

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is:1)to observe topological organization in brain structural and functional networks in cerebral white matter lesion patients and to evaluate the association between impairment of cognitive function and cerebral structural and functional networks in those patients;2)to indicate the role of genetic factors in the occurrence and prognosis of cerebral white matter lesions

Full description

100 patients with cerebral white matter lesions and 100 normal controls will be observed. All of them will receive MRI scan(T1WI,T2WI,T2flair,MRA,SWI,ASL,DTI and fMRI) and the assessment of the neuropsychological function (MMSE,Auditory verbal memory test,Trail-making test-A and -B,Symbol digit modalities test,Digit span test,Clock drawing test,HAMD) intending to analyse topological organization in brain structural and functional networks in cerebral white matter lesion patients and to evaluate the association between impairment of cognitive function and cerebral structural and functional networks in those patients.Furthermore,DNA will be extracted from the blood sample of all participates to perform High-throughput sequencing. MRI scan and neuropsychological function assessment will be performed repeatedly after 1,3 and 5 years.

Enrollment

200 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

40 to 85 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

MRI diagnosis of cerebral white matter lesions Must be able to measure his(her) neuropsychologic function No severe stroke history and no physical disability Patients aged 40 to 85 Based on China's relevant laws, the patient himself agreed to participate in this study, a good compliance.Patients himself/herself must sign informed consent moreover

Exclusion criteria

Unable to undergo examinations due to disturbances of consciousness or medical conditions Serious complications including severe heart failure, hepatic dysfunction, renal insufficiency,or shock AD,Parkinson's disease, malignant tumor, MS and other autoimmune diseases toxic and metabolic encephalopathy cerebral white matter lesions caused by CADASIL and other confirmed monogenic disease