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The Brain Resource International Database
Exclusion Criteria for healthy control subjects at Recruitment
- Not having English as primary language.
- A personal history of mental illness not related to physical brain injury
- A personal history of physical brain injury
- A personal history of having received a blow to the head that resulted in unconsciousness (within the last 5 years only)
- A personal or family history (mother, father, brother, sister, child) of Axis-I disorders (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder or other psychological and/or psychiatric disorder)
- A personal history of stroke or neurological disorder such as Parkinson’s Disease, Epilepsy, Alzheimer’s or Multiple Sclerosis
- A personal history of serious medical conditions related to your Thyroid or Heart, or a history of cancer
- A blood borne illness (HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C).
- A severe impediment to vision, hearing, or hand movement.
- A personal history of addiction to drugs such as Heroin, Cocaine or Amphetamines
- A personal history of heavy consumption of Marijuana or alcohol
- A personal or family history of genetic disorders
Post-recruitment
Meeting any of above exclusion criteria
(unconsciousness for > 10 minutes)
Score of above normal threshold on SPHERES
Clinically significant abnormality on MRI
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