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Decision-making and Emotion Recognition in Essential Tremor
Sponsor: University Hospital, Bordeaux
Summary
The present study aims at investigating cognitive functions requiring orbitofrontal control, namely decision-making and facial emotion recognition. The investigators hypothesize that decision-making and facial emotion recognition are impaired in patients with essential tremor (ET) due to frontal lobe dysfunction which may have consequences in daily social life.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
39
Start Date
2010-09
Completion Date
2011-12
Last Updated
2026-05-29
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Iowa Gambling Task and Ekman facial recognition test
Iowa Gambling Task: mean number of cards chosen from decks with low (A+B) and high gain (C+D). Ekman facial recognition test: mean number of faces correctly recognized (60 images with 6 different expressions: happiness, sadness, fear, surprise, disgust and anger).
Locations (1)
CHU de Bordeaux, Hôpital du Haut-Lévêque
Pessac, France