2005
fMRI reveals large-scale network activation in minimally conscious patients
Schiff N, Rodriguez-Moreno D, Kamal A, Kim K, Giacino J, Plum F, Hirsch J. fMRI reveals large-scale network activation in minimally conscious patients. Neurology 2005, 64: 514-523. PMID: 15699384, DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000150883.10285.44.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcoustic StimulationAdultAttentionAuditory CortexAwarenessCerebral HemorrhageCraniocerebral TraumaEncephalomalaciaFixation, OcularHumansLanguageMagnetic Resonance ImagingMalePersistent Vegetative StatePhysical StimulationSomatosensory CortexTemporal LobeTouchVerbal BehaviorWounds, NonpenetratingConceptsCognitive functionCortical activityLanguage-related tasksResidual cognitive functionMiddle temporal gyrusTactile stimulationMeaningless stimuliActive cortical networkConscious stateLanguage stimulationNeurobiological correlatesLanguage functionTemporal gyrusBehavioral evidenceMCS patientsCortical systemsLinguistic contentAuditory stimulationCortical networksLanguage processingCerebral networksNetwork activationCortical responsesCommunication abilityFMRI maps
2000
An Integrated Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Procedure for Preoperative Mapping of Cortical Areas Associated with Tactile, Motor, Language, and Visual Functions
Hirsch J, Ruge M, Kim K, Correa D, Victor J, Relkin N, Labar D, Krol G, Bilsky M, Souweidane M, DeAngelis L, Gutin P. An Integrated Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Procedure for Preoperative Mapping of Cortical Areas Associated with Tactile, Motor, Language, and Visual Functions. Neurosurgery 2000, 47: 711. PMID: 10981759, DOI: 10.1097/00006123-200009000-00037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntraoperative electrophysiological measurementsVisual field examinationVisual functionHealthy volunteersCentral sulcusVisual cortexFMRI mapsWernicke's areaFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) taskDirect cortical stimulationFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) procedureBroca's areaField examinationElectrophysiological measurementsSurgical patientsSurgical riskCortical stimulationPreoperative mappingSurgical routeWada testCortical areasElectrophysiological proceduresMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) proceduresMultiple critical functionsPreoperative map