Sara J. Swanson PhD Online Profile
Interim Chief, Professor
Medical College of Wisconsin
Department: Neurology
Division: Neuropsychology

Clinical Expertise
Attention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityDementiaEpilepsyHead Injuries, ClosedLeadership Positions
Interim Division Chief, Section of NeuropsychologyPublications
Naming outcome prediction in patients with discordant Wada and fMRI language lateralization. (Janecek JK, Swanson SJ, Sabsevitz DS, Hammeke TA, Raghavan M, Mueller W, Binder JR) Epilepsy Behav 2013 May;27(2):399-403 PMID 23541860 Central Calcaneal Osteotomy for Correction of Flexible Pes Planovalgus Deformity. (Klaue K, Kaliyaperumal K, Swanson SA, Low WC) Foot Ankle Int 2013 Mar 26: PMID 23532798 Language lateralization by fMRI and Wada testing in 229 patients with epilepsy: rates and predictors of discordance. (Janecek JK, Swanson SJ, Sabsevitz DS, Hammeke TA, Raghavan M, E Rozman M, Binder JR) Epilepsia 2013 Feb;54(2):314-22 PMID 23294162 Determination of language dominance using functional MRI: A comparison with the Wada test. (Binder JR et al.) Neurology 2011 Apr 12;76(15):1337 PMID 21482949 The contribution of neuropsychology to diagnostic assessment in epilepsy. (Jones-Gotman M, Smith ML, Risse GL, Westerveld M, Swanson SJ, Giovagnoli AR, Lee T, Mader-Joaquim MJ, Piazzini A) Epilepsy Behav 2010 May;18(1-2):3-12 PMID 20471914 Exploring the relationship between gestural recognition and imitation: evidence of dyspraxia in autism spectrum disorders. (Stieglitz Ham H, Bartolo A, Corley M, Rajendran G, Szabo A, Swanson S) J Autism Dev Disord 2011 Jan;41(1):1-12 PMID 20407815 A comparison of two fMRI methods for predicting verbal memory decline after left temporal lobectomy: language lateralization versus hippocampal activation asymmetry. (Binder JR, Swanson SJ, Sabsevitz DS, Hammeke TA, Raghavan M, Mueller WM) Epilepsia 2010 Apr;51(4):618-26 PMID 19817807 Case report: selective deficit in the production of intransitive gestures in an individual with autism. (Ham HS, Bartolo A, Corley M, Swanson S, Rajendran G) Cortex 2010 Mar;46(3):407-9 PMID 19615678 A comparison of five fMRI protocols for mapping speech comprehension systems. (Binder JR, Swanson SJ, Hammeke TA, Sabsevitz DS) Epilepsia 2008 Dec;49(12):1980-97 PMID 18513352 Functional MRI and Wada studies in patients with interhemispheric dissociation of language functions. (Lee D, Swanson SJ, Sabsevitz DS, Hammeke TA, Scott Winstanley F, Possing ET, Binder JR) Epilepsy Behav 2008 Aug;13(2):350-6 PMID 18504162 Use of preoperative functional MRI to predict verbal memory decline after temporal lobe epilepsy surgery. (Binder JR, Sabsevitz DS, Swanson SJ, Hammeke TA, Raghavan M, Mueller WM) Epilepsia 2008 Aug;49(8):1377-94 PMID 18435753 Functional magnetic resonance imaging of language in epilepsy. (Swanson SJ, Sabsevitz DS, Hammeke TA, Binder JR) Neuropsychol Rev 2007 Dec;17(4):491-504 PMID 18058239 Brief report: imitation of meaningless gestures in individuals with Asperger syndrome and High-Functioning Autism. (Stieglitz Ham H, Corley M, Rajendran G, Carletta J, Swanson S) J Autism Dev Disord 2008 Mar;38(3):569-73 PMID 17665296 Predictors of naming decline after dominant temporal lobectomy: age at onset of epilepsy and age of word acquisition. (Ruff IM, Swanson SJ, Hammeke TA, Sabsevitz D, Mueller WM, Morris GL) Epilepsy Behav 2007 Mar;10(2):272-7 PMID 17270499 The acquisition of face and person identity information following anterior temporal lobectomy. (Moran M, Seidenberg M, Sabsevitz D, Swanson S, Hermann B) J Int Neuropsychol Soc 2005 May;11(3):237-48 PMID 15892900 Use of preoperative functional neuroimaging to predict language deficits from epilepsy surgery. (Sabsevitz DS, Swanson SJ, Hammeke TA, Spanaki MV, Possing ET, Morris GL 3rd, Mueller WM, Binder JR) Neurology 2003 Jun 10;60(11):1788-92 PMID 12796532 Memory outcome after left anterior temporal lobectomy in patients with expected and reversed Wada memory asymmetry scores. (Sabsevitz DS, Swanson SJ, Morris GL, Mueller WM, Seidenberg M) Epilepsia 2001 Nov;42(11):1408-15 PMID 11879343 Single photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT) in detecting neurodegeneration in Huntington's disease. (Reynolds NC Jr, Hellman RS, Tikofsky RS, Prost RW, Mark LP, Elejalde BR, Lebel R, Hamsher KS, Swanson S, Benezra EE) Nucl Med Commun 2002 Jan;23(1):13-8 PMID 11748433 Recognition and identification of famous faces in patients with unilateral temporal lobe epilepsy. (Seidenberg M, Griffith R, Sabsevitz D, Moran M, Haltiner A, Bell B, Swanson S, Hammeke T, Hermann B) Neuropsychologia 2002;40(4):446-56 PMID 11684177 Magnetic resonance analysis of postsurgical temporal lobectomy. (Alsaadi TM, Ulmer JL, Mitchell MJ, Morris GL, Swanson SJ, Mueller WM) J Neuroimaging 2001 Jul;11(3):243-7 PMID 11462289 Language dominance in neurologically normal and epilepsy subjects: a functional MRI study. (Springer JA, Binder JR, Hammeke TA, Swanson SJ, Frost JA, Bellgowan PS, Brewer CC, Perry HM, Morris GL, Mueller WM) Brain 1999 Nov;122 ( Pt 11):2033-46 PMID 10545389 Is speech arrest during wada testing a valid method for determining hemispheric representation of language? (Benbadis SR, Binder JR, Swanson SJ, Fischer M, Hammeke TA, Morris GL, Frost JA, Springer JA) Brain Lang 1998 Dec;65(3):441-6 PMID 9843613 Side of seizure focus predicts left medial temporal lobe activation during verbal encoding. (Bellgowan PS, Binder JR, Swanson SJ, Hammeke TA, Springer JA, Frost JA, Mueller WM, Morris GL) Neurology 1998 Aug;51(2):479-84 PMID 9710022 Functional MR of frontal lobe activation: comparison with Wada language results. (Yetkin FZ, Swanson S, Fischer M, Akansel G, Morris G, Mueller W, Haughton V) AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1998 Jun-Jul;19(6):1095-8 PMID 9672017 Functional magnetic resonance imaging mapping of the motor cortex in patients with cerebral tumors. (Mueller WM, Yetkin FZ, Hammeke TA, Morris GL 3rd, Swanson SJ, Reichert K, Cox R, Haughton VM) Neurosurgery 1996 Sep;39(3):515-20; discussion 520-1 PMID 8875481 Conduction aphasia in multiple sclerosis: a case report with MRI findings. (Arnett PA, Rao SM, Hussain M, Swanson SJ, Hammeke TA) Neurology 1996 Aug;47(2):576-8 PMID 8757043 Preictal pseudosleep: a new finding in psychogenic seizures. (Benbadis SR, Lancman ME, King LM, Swanson SJ) Neurology 1996 Jul;47(1):63-7 PMID 8710126 Determination of language dominance using functional MRI: a comparison with the Wada test. (Binder JR, Swanson SJ, Hammeke TA, Morris GL, Mueller WM, Fischer M, Benbadis S, Frost JA, Rao SM, Haughton VM) Neurology 1996 Apr;46(4):978-84 PMID 8780076 A comparison of functional MR activation patterns during silent and audible language tasks. (Yetkin FZ, Hammeke TA, Swanson SJ, Morris GL, Mueller WM, McAuliffe TL, Haughton VM) AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1995 May;16(5):1087-92 PMID 7639132 Functional magnetic resonance imaging in partial epilepsy. (Morris GL 3rd, Mueller WM, Yetkin FZ, Haughton VM, Hammeke TA, Swanson S, Rao SM, Jesmanowicz A, Estkowski LD, Bandettini PA) Epilepsia 1994 Nov-Dec;35(6):1194-8 PMID 7988510 Changes in pure-tone thresholds and temporary threshold shifts as a function of menstrual cycle and oral contraceptives. (Swanson SJ, Dengerink HA) J Speech Hear Res 1988 Dec;31(4):569-74 PMID 3230886 The influence of subjective factors on temporary threshold shifts after exposure to music and noise of equal energy. (Swanson SJ, Dengerink HA, Kondrick P, Miller CL) Ear Hear 1987 Oct;8(5):288-91 PMID 3678643 Gender and oral contraceptive effects on temporary auditory effects of noise. (Dengerink JE, Dengerink HA, Swanson S, Thompson P, Chermak GD) Audiology 1984;23(4):411-25 PMID 6466203