Vanderbilt University researchers are seeking participants for a study entitled “Neurobiology and Treatment of Reading Disabilities in Neurofibromatosis Type-1”

• -  Currently recruiting participants age 8-20 who have Neurofibromatosis Type-1, who also have reading disabilities

• -  Involves:

o 30-45minute phone screening to determine eligibility.
o Three separate visits to Vanderbilt: Visits one and three will be over two days, approximately 3-4 hours each day. Visit two consists of 12-15 hours of intensive reading intervention over 3-5 consecutive days at Vanderbilt.

o Four MRI scans of the brain spread across the three visits.
o Possibly an investigational study medication
o A check for $150 for the first visit, $750 for the second visit, and $150 for the last visit will be mailed to your home after each part of the study is completed. Participants also receive picture of their brain and summary of test scores. Travel reimbursement is provided for families living outside the Middle Tennessee region.

Contact for more information:

Education and Brain Sciences Research Lab Vanderbilt University
(615) 875-5534 educationbrain@vanderbilt.edu

Principal Investigator: Laurie Cutting, PhD. Other researcher: Sheryl Rimrodt, MD

Study is sponsored by the National Institute of Child Health & Human Development, National Institutes of Health.