
Oral Language in Children With Down Syndrome
Down SyndromeThe objective of this research is to verify the language of children with Down syndrome concerning lexical, syntactic and semantic aspects using MLU. The hypothesis is that children with Down syndrome will present low performance, regarding not only the quantitative measures as MLU-m, MLU-w, GM-1 and GM-2, but also regarding the qualitative aspects of their production, when compared to children with typical development.

Sensory and Connectivity Abnormalities in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Autism Spectrum DisorderStudy the neural substrates of autism spectrum disorders using neuroimaging methods such as MEG/EEG/MRI.

Body Composition Assessment in Spinal Cord Injury
Diabetes MellitusBody Composition3 moreThe purpose of this research is to evaluate different methods of measuring body composition (amount of fat, muscle, bone, and water in your body) and to determine relationships between body composition and other medical problems associated with spinal cord injury (SCI).

DECIDE-HF: Heart Rate Variability in Heart Failure Patients
Systolic Heart FailureThe purpose of this study is to determine whether heart rate variability-like parameters are related to changes in the disease status of a subject that suffers from a disease that decreases the pumping function of the heart.

Effects of Sensory and Motor Deprivation on Brain Plasticity
Injury of the Right Upper ExtremityInvestigation of changes in gray and white matter during immoblisation after injury of the right upper extremity via two MR Investigations of the brain at two different times.

"Cryptogenic Stroke and Atrial Fibrillation Detection Through Implantable Loop Recorder (ILR)"
Atrial FibrillationStrokeSTUDY TYPE: Prospective, national , multicenter, and observational study. OBJECTIVE: To assess the incidence of AF in patients with cryptogenic stroke who have implanted an AF detection device during a period of 2 years. DEVICE: Reveal XT 9529 (SQDM) SAMPLE SIZE AND STUDY DURATION: 100 patients enrolled which will be followed during a period of 2 years.

Patient Satisfaction in the Critical Care Unit: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study
Patient Satisfaction in the Critical Care UnitTo explore issues patient experience and satisfaction with a sample of patients recently discharged from critical care.

Impact of Adipose Tissue Repartition on the Time Course of Vascular Dysfunction - the NUMEVOX Cohort...
Metabolic DiseasesSleep Apnea1 moreThe NUMEVOX cohort is intended to follow-up the macro and microvascular dysfunction in relation to adipose tissue repartition in patients with metabolic syndrome associated to liver steatosis, sleep apnea. Duration of the follow-up is 3 years for each patient entering the cohort.

Evaluation of Neural Loss in Multiple Sclerosis and Neuromyelitis Optica Using High Resolution Oct...
Multiple SclerosisNeuromyelitis OpticaThe purpose of this study is to determine the ability of STRATUS OCT and high resolution OCT to detect and to quantify the neural loss in multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica and its subtypes.

Non-invasive Measurement of Hemoglobin in Retinal Arteries
Healthy SubjectsAnemiaThe purpose of this study is to test a new non-invasive tool to measure hemoglobin in retinal arteries.