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Magnetic Stimulation of the Human Nervous System

Launched by NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE (NINDS) · Nov 3, 1999

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Trial Information

Current as of September 11, 2024

Completed

Keywords

Myelopathy Demyelination Leukodystrophy Motor Neuron Disease Movement Disorders Normal Volunteer

Description

This protocol outlines the use of magnetic stimulation as a diagnostic tool in patients with suspected dysfunction of central motor pathways or nerve roots and as a tool to localize and characterize suspected corticospinal abnormalities in neurologic disorders and systemic disorders with neurological manifestations. The protocol is intended for clinical use. Transcranial magnetic stimulation has been used for diagnosis of neurologic disorders since 1987. The principles of magnetic stimulation and its use for diagnosis are described in current textbooks of clinical neurophysiology as a rout...

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

  • INCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • Adult patients with weakness or motor dysfunction.
  • Children and adolescents with corticospinal tract signs.
  • Normal volunteers, adults.
  • Normal volunteers, children aged 4-17.
  • EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • Pregnant women.
  • Subjects with implanted devices: pacemakers, medication pumps or defibrillators.
  • Subjects with metal in the cranium except the mouth.
  • Subjects with intracardiac lines.
  • Normal subjects with history of seizures.

About Sponsor

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID, /ˈnaɪ.æd/) is one of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). NIAID's mission is to conduct basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases.

Contacts

JC

Jennifer Cobb

Immunology at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Locations

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

People applied

Timeline

First submit

Trial launched

Trial updated

Estimated completion

Not reported

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