Study detail
RecruitingObservational
Cortical Plasticity in Spastic Diplegia After Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Summary
The purpose of this study is to characterize the cortical connectivity changes in the brain of spastic diplegic children after Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy.
Description
To establish the structural changes in the corticopyramidal tract using diffusion tractography imaging (DTI) due to selective dorsal rhizotomy and compare the resting state functional connectivity(rsfcMRI) temporal latency differences of spastic diplegics for Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 3–18 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Detailed criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Children diagnosis with Spastic Diplegia and having Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy surgery Exclusion Criteria: * No Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy surgery
Interventions
- Procedure3Tesla MRI with DTI-MRI and rsfcMRI under general anesthesia
2 post-operative MRI's at 2 months and 12 months
Location
- UTHealth & Children's Memorial Hermann HospitalHouston, Texas