Status:
COMPLETED
Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Children and Adolescents With Autism and Multiple Complex Developmental Disorders
Lead Sponsor:
UMC Utrecht
Conditions:
Autism
Developmental Disabilities
Eligibility:
All Genders
7-24 years
Brief Summary
This study aims to investigate the overlap and differences between autism and MCDD as neuropsychiatric childhood disorders. MRI scans are acquired from subjects with autism, subjects with a diagnosis ...
Detailed Description
Autism and Childhood-onset Schizophrenia have been clearly defined as neuropsychiatric disorders since the studies of Kolvin and Rutter. In the early seventies the discussion on a possible overlap bet...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Diagnosis of autism according to ADI-interview or diagnosis of MCDD according to the MCDD-checklist or no psychiatric diagnosis (controls)
Exclusion
- Some medical and neurological diseases (if there are influences on the brain structures)
- Alcohol or drug abuse
- IQ \< 70
- Focal abnormalities on the MRI scan
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 1999
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
150 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00161135
Start Date
January 1 1999
Last Update
April 20 2007
Active Locations (1)
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Dept. of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, UMC Utrecht
Utrecht, Netherlands, 3584CX