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Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Language in Epilepsy

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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.

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Supported by National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke grant R01 NS35929, National Institutes of Health General Clinical Research Center grant M01 RR00058, National Research Service Award Fellowship F32 MH11921, and the Charles A. Dana Foundation.

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Swanson, S.J., Sabsevitz, D.S., Hammeke, T.A. et al. Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Language in Epilepsy. Neuropsychol Rev 17, 491–504 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11065-007-9050-x

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