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
2013
The Neural Correlates of Reading Fluency Deficits in Children
Langer N, Benjamin C, Minas J, Gaab N. The Neural Correlates of Reading Fluency Deficits in Children. Cerebral Cortex 2013, 25: 1441-1453. PMID: 24335032, PMCID: PMC4428293, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bht330.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReading-related tasksFusiform gyrusRD childrenFluent readingNeural correlatesIndividual reading speedReading networkTYP childrenFluency deficitsReading skillsReading performanceFMRI studyLess activationReading speedFluencyBrain regionsInterest analysisEducational practiceChildrenSuch dysfunctionTaskDeficitsCorrelatesReadingFMRI
2007
Pre- and post-encephalitic neuropsychological profile of a 7-year-old girl
Benjamin C, Anderson V, Pinczower R, Leventer R, Richardson M, Nash M. Pre- and post-encephalitic neuropsychological profile of a 7-year-old girl. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation 2007, 17: 528-550. PMID: 17676533, DOI: 10.1080/09602010601130927.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuropsychological effectsDomains of personalityAttentional difficultiesExecutive functionNeuropsychological profileParietal damageNeuropsychological assessmentNon-HSV encephalitisDiffuse insultPremorbid functioningHerpes simplex virusBrain injurySpeechPervasive changesGirlsEmotionalityMemoryPersonalityPostinfectious encephalitisHSV encephalitisFunctioningFrontalPatient profilesSimplex virusDeficits