Study of brain calcium deposits on CT scans
Part of Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This study looks at people who have extra calcium deposits in the brain seen on a CT scan (and also includes some relatives and healthy volunteers). It aims to better understand who has brain calcification and what it may mean, using research visits and scan-based measurements.
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Who can take part
- You must have a CT scan showing brain calcium deposits
- Your CT scan results must have a calcification score above a normal (physiologic) threshold
- You may join if you are a relative of someone with brain calcification
- Or you can join as an unrelated healthy control without brain calcification
- You (and if needed your parent/guardian) must be willing and able to consent and follow the study visits
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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