Trial Information
Cerebellar Tumors of Childhood - Impact on Cognition and Functional Connectivity
Inclusion Criteria:
- • Male or female patients aged > 15 yrs
- Age at surgery between 1 yrs - 12 yrs
- Compliance (the patients have to be able to lay motionless in a 3 Tesla MR
scanner and to cooperate with the examiner during the examination)
- Signed informed consent from the patient and/or the parents
Exclusion Criteria:
- • Patients with Neurofibromatosis 1
- Severe visual or auditory impairment
- Cerebrospinal fluid shunt device
- Prior radiotherapy or chemotherapy
- Contraindications to MRI
Type of Study:
Observational
Study Design:
Observational Model: Case Control, Time Perspective: Prospective
Outcome Measure:
neuropsychological assessment
Outcome Time Frame:
up to 24 months
Safety Issue:
No
Principal Investigator
Christian Dorfer, MD
Investigator Role:
Principal Investigator
Investigator Affiliation:
MUV, Department of Neurosurgery
Authority:
Austria: Agency for Health and Food Safety
Study ID:
cerebellum 1.1
NCT ID:
NCT01730274
Start Date:
January 2013
Completion Date:
January 2015
Related Keywords:
- Childhood Cerebellar Tumor
- Cerebellar Neoplasms