2022
Standardization of presurgical language fMRI in Greek population: Mapping of six critical regions
Gkiatis K, Garganis K, Benjamin CF, Karanasiou I, Kondylidis N, Harushukuri J, Matsopoulos GK. Standardization of presurgical language fMRI in Greek population: Mapping of six critical regions. Brain And Behavior 2022, 12: e2609. PMID: 35587046, PMCID: PMC9226851, DOI: 10.1002/brb3.2609.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLanguage mappingFunctional magnetic resonance imagingPresurgical language mappingMother tongueLanguage systemWernicke-LichtheimLanguage regionsLanguage functional magnetic resonance imagingGreekLanguage lateralizationHealthy right-handed volunteersGreek populationRight-handed volunteersMagnetic resonance imagingClinical setupEloquent cortexFMRI acquisitionContralateral cerebellumPresurgical evaluationAppropriate tasksGreek patientsWada testResonance imagingNoninvasive alternativeFMRI protocol
2018
Presurgical language fMRI: Clinical practices and patient outcomes in epilepsy surgical planning
Benjamin CFA, Li AX, Blumenfeld H, Constable RT, Alkawadri R, Bickel S, Helmstaedter C, Meletti S, Bronen R, Warfield SK, Peters JM, Reutens D, Połczyńska M, Spencer DD, Hirsch LJ. Presurgical language fMRI: Clinical practices and patient outcomes in epilepsy surgical planning. Human Brain Mapping 2018, 39: 2777-2785. PMID: 29528160, PMCID: PMC6033659, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.24039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLanguage functional MRISurgical marginsFunctional MRIPatient outcomesClinical practiceEpilepsy surgical planningEpilepsy surgical programsCurrent clinical practiceDirect brain stimulationEpilepsy surgeryStimulation mappingBrain stimulationClinical teamLanguage lateralizationSurgical programsSurgical planningLanguage-critical areasFMRI findingsFMRI paradigmUnexpected preservationFurther validationLanguage declineAdultsOutcomesChildren
2014
Role of the Wada test and functional magnetic resonance imaging in preoperative mapping of language and memory: two atypical cases
Połczyńska MM, Benjamin CF, Moseley BD, Walshaw P, Eliashiv D, Vigil C, Jones M, Bookheimer SY. Role of the Wada test and functional magnetic resonance imaging in preoperative mapping of language and memory: two atypical cases. Neurocase 2014, 21: 707-720. PMID: 25372664, DOI: 10.1080/13554794.2014.977300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonanceWada testAtypical language representationRight-handed individualsLanguage dominanceLanguage lateralizationLanguage representationCognitive deficitsUnexpected memoryWada testingAtypical casesMemoryResective epilepsy surgeryEpilepsy surgeryPreoperative mappingSeizure onsetInvasive proceduresMagnetic resonanceLateralizationDeficitsPotential riskRiskLanguageIndividualsSurgery