Status:

COMPLETED

The Role of Susceptibility to Thrombosis in the Pseudotumor Cerebri of Nephropathic Cystinosis: A Case-Control Study

Lead Sponsor:

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Conditions:

Pseudotumor Cerebri

Cystinosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

2-50 years

Brief Summary

This study will examine whether the tendency to have thrombosis, or the formation of blood clots inside blood vessels, has a role in the development of pseudotumor cerebri (PTC). PTC causes symptoms a...

Detailed Description

During the follow-up of cystinosis patients under protocol #78-HG-0093 "Use of Cysteamine in the Treatment of Cystinosis", we found that 6 of our NIH patients developed papilledema and were diagnosed ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • INCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • The inclusion criteria include only a confirmed diagnosis of pseudotumor cerebri (past or present) in a patient with nephropathic cystinosis. Patients will be diagnosed as having pseudotumor cerebri based upon modified Dandy criteria:
  • signs and symptoms related to increased intracranial pressure;
  • no localizing neurological signs with the exception of unilateral or bilateral sixth nerve palsy;
  • neuroimaging study showing no mass lesion or hydrocephalus;
  • elevated opening pressure with normal cerebrospinal fluid contents on lumbar puncture.
  • Nephropathic cystinosis patients of all ages who meet the Dandy criteria for PTC will be considered for the study.
  • EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • Pregnant patients will be excluded from the study.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    October 30 2003

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    End Date :

    July 18 2008

    Estimated Enrollment :

    18 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00071903

    Start Date

    October 30 2003

    End Date

    July 18 2008

    Last Update

    July 2 2017

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    National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike

    Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892