Functional magnetic resonance imaging of language in epilepsy. Neuropsychol Rev 2007 Dec;17(4):491-504
Date
12/07/2007Pubmed ID
18058239DOI
10.1007/s11065-007-9050-xScopus ID
2-s2.0-36849009223 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 66 CitationsAbstract
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has revolutionized our understanding of functional networks and cerebral organization in both normal and pathological brains. In the present review, we describe the use of fMRI for mapping language in epilepsy patients prior to surgical intervention including a discussion of methodological issues and task design, comparisons between fMRI and the intracarotid sodium amobarbital test, fMRI studies of language reorganization, and the use of fMRI laterality indexes to predict outcome after anterior temporal lobectomy.
Author List
Swanson SJ, Sabsevitz DS, Hammeke TA, Binder JRAuthors
Jeffrey R. Binder MD Professor in the Neurology department at Medical College of WisconsinSara J. Swanson PhD Chief, Professor in the Neurology department at Medical College of Wisconsin
MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Brain MappingCerebral Cortex
Epilepsy
Functional Laterality
Humans
Language
Language Disorders
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Neurosurgical Procedures
Postoperative Complications