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Brain Scan in Children with Learning Disability

Brain SPECT scan in Children with Specific Learning Disability- A Cross Sectional Study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2017/09/009757
Enrollment
30
Registered
2017-09-13
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Brain SPECT scan: For each child Brain SPECT scan was done twice. First time, the baseline scan was done. Second time, scan was done minimum 4 days later. The second scan was done after

Sponsors

Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital Mumbai
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Newly diagnosed cases of specific learning disability 2. Child with specific learning disability having co-morbid attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) but not on any medication

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Children with specific learning disability having co-morbid ADHD who are on medication for ADHD 2.Children with specific learning disability who have suffered from any Central Nervous System (CNS) infection, like meningitis, in past 3.Children with specific learning disability who have co-morbid epilepsy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
SPECT scan analysis will be done to know perfusion in four different lobes- frontal,parietal, temporal and occipital in both hemispheres.Timepoint: 18 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NoneTimepoint: Not applicable

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactNarayan Deshmukh

Seth G.S Medical College and KEM Hospital

karandesunil@yahoo.com9322934309

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026