Noninvasive assessment of language dominance in children and adolescents with functional MRI: a preliminary study.
Hertz-Pannier L, Gaillard W, Mott S, Cuenod C, Bookheimer S, Weinstein S, Conry J, Papero P, Schiff S, Bihan D, Theodore W. Noninvasive assessment of language dominance in children and adolescents with functional MRI: a preliminary study. Neurology 1997, 48: 1003-12. PMID: 9109891, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.48.4.1003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentBrainBrain MappingChildDominance, CerebralEpilepsies, PartialFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleVerbal BehaviorConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingElectrostimulation mappingLeft dominanceFunctional mapping techniquesMagnetic resonance imagingNoninvasive functional mappingRight-handed childrenLanguage dominanceBilateral languageHemodynamic changesEpilepsy surgeryPartial epilepsySurgery outcomesTemporal epilepsyAmobarbital testNeuronal activationWord generation taskFrontal lobeLanguage lateralizationRight dominanceNoninvasive assessmentResonance imagingFunctional MRISignal time courseBrain development