2018
Presurgical language fMRI: Technical practices in epilepsy surgical planning
Benjamin CFA, Dhingra I, Li AX, Blumenfeld H, Alkawadri R, Bickel S, Helmstaedter C, Meletti S, Bronen RA, Warfield SK, Peters JM, Reutens D, Połczyńska MM, Hirsch LJ, Spencer DD. Presurgical language fMRI: Technical practices in epilepsy surgical planning. Human Brain Mapping 2018, 39: 4032-4042. PMID: 29962111, PMCID: PMC6175127, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.24229.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBrain MappingChildClinical ProtocolsEpilepsyHumansLanguageLanguage TestsMagnetic Resonance ImagingNeurosurgical ProceduresPreoperative CareResearch DesignConceptsLanguage functional MRIFunctional MRISurgical planningEpilepsy surgical planningEpilepsy surgical programsGeneral linear modelingBlood flowClinical practicePatient careSurgical programsRoutine useMarked heterogeneityClinical applicationVerbal fluencyData highlightFMRI dataMost programsPatientsWidespread useEpilepsyIndividualsMRICarePresurgical 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrain MappingEpilepsyHumansLanguageMagnetic Resonance ImagingNeurosurgical ProceduresOutcome Assessment, Health CarePreoperative CareConceptsLanguage 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
2017
Improving language mapping in clinical fMRI through assessment of grammar
Połczyńska M, Japardi K, Curtiss S, Moody T, Benjamin C, Cho A, Vigil C, Kuhn T, Jones M, Bookheimer S. Improving language mapping in clinical fMRI through assessment of grammar. NeuroImage Clinical 2017, 15: 415-427. PMID: 28616382, PMCID: PMC5458087, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2017.05.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPre-operative fMRIIntraoperative cortical stimulationLeft hemisphereGood predictive valueHemisphere language dominanceLanguage-dominant hemisphereFunctional magnetic resonanceSurgical candidatesCortical stimulationFMRI testingBrain tumorsDominant hemisphereClinical fMRIPredictive valueBrain surgeryPatientsLanguage mappingStandard testsFMRI activationFMRI protocolFMRI testsRight hemisphereGrammar testRobust activationGroup level