Microvascular pathologies of the brain Vascular diseases of the brain
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Healthy volunteers (males of females) from the age groups of 18-35 years (25+15 (Addendum)) and 60-75 years (15 volunteers) 2. Volunteer participation 3. Having given their written informed consent 4. Willing to comply with the study procedures 5. Willing to accept use of all anonymized data, including publication, and confidential use and storage of all data
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Smoking or having stopped smoking shorter than 10 years ago 2. Having cardiovascular disease (inc. diabetes and hypertension) 3. Having brain disease 4. Using drugs 5. having metal implants 6. Claustrophobic or other mental and physical status that is incompatible with the proper study conduct 7. Not having a General Practitioner.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cerebral Blood Flow (CBF=ml blood/100 ml brain tissue/minute), relative Cerebral Blood Volume (rCBV=ml blood/100 ml brain tissue) and Blood Oxygenation Level Dependent (BOLD=%). MCA diameter (mm) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| None. | — |
Countries
Netherlands