2004
fMRI language task panel improves determination of language dominance
Gaillard WD, Balsamo L, Xu B, McKinney C, Papero PH, Weinstein S, Conry J, Pearl PL, Sachs B, Sato S, Vezina LG, Frattali C, Theodore WH. fMRI language task panel improves determination of language dominance. Neurology 2004, 63: 1403-1408. PMID: 15505156, DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000141852.65175.a7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultBrain MappingCerebral CortexCerebrovascular CirculationChildDominance, CerebralEpilepsyFemaleHumansLanguageLanguage TestsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsPreoperative CareReproducibility of ResultsSpeech PerceptionTemporal LobeVerbal BehaviorConceptsIntracarotid amobarbital testPanel of tasksLanguage dominanceSingle taskEpilepsy patientsFMRI language paradigmsHemisphere language dominancePatients ages 12Temporal lobe epilepsyPartial epilepsy patientsPresurgical epilepsy patientsAuditory comprehensionFMRI taskVerbal fluencyLanguage tasksLanguage lateralityBilateral activationLanguage lateralizationT fMRILanguage areasNondiagnostic findingsLobe epilepsyAmobarbital testLanguage paradigmsSingle paradigm
2002
Language dominance in partial epilepsy patients identified with an fMRI reading task
Gaillard WD, Balsamo L, Xu B, Grandin CB, Braniecki SH, Papero PH, Weinstein S, Conry J, Pearl PL, Sachs B, Sato S, Jabbari B, Vezina LG, Frattali C, Theodore WH. Language dominance in partial epilepsy patients identified with an fMRI reading task. Neurology 2002, 59: 256-265. PMID: 12136067, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.59.2.256.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracarotid amobarbital testROI analysisRegional asymmetry indexTemporal lobe epilepsyPartial epilepsy patientsAsymmetry indexLanguage areasTemporal language areaQuantitative ROI analysisFrontal language areasMost patientsLanguage dominanceLobe epilepsyPartial epilepsyAmobarbital testEpilepsy patientsPatientsLanguage lateralizationTemporal areaQuantitative regionInterest analysisInterrater agreementEpilepsyVisual controlFMRIA Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of Left Hemisphere Language Dominance in Children
Balsamo LM, Xu B, Grandin CB, Petrella JR, Braniecki SH, Elliott TK, Gaillard WD. A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of Left Hemisphere Language Dominance in Children. JAMA Neurology 2002, 59: 1168-1174. PMID: 12117366, DOI: 10.1001/archneur.59.7.1168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrontal gyrusTemporal gyrusLanguage dominanceFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyLeft hemisphere language dominanceFunctional magnetic resonance imagingAuditory language taskStrong left lateralizationLeft inferior temporal gyrusInferior frontal gyrusFunctional magnetic resonanceMiddle temporal gyrusMiddle frontal gyrusHemisphere language dominanceInferior temporal gyrusMagnetic resonance imaging studyResonance imaging studyReceptive languageHemisphere lateralizationLeft lateralizationAreas of activationLanguage tasksLeft fusiformGreater activationHemispheric lateralizationThe utility of functional magnetic resonance imaging in epilepsy and language
Balsamo LM, Gaillard WD. The utility of functional magnetic resonance imaging in epilepsy and language. Current Neurology And Neuroscience Reports 2002, 2: 142-149. PMID: 11898481, DOI: 10.1007/s11910-002-0023-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingUtility of fMRIPediatric epilepsy populationPediatric epilepsy patientsCurrent imaging researchHemispheric language dominanceMagnetic resonance imagingFunctional magnetic resonanceBrain insultsAmobarbital testEpilepsy populationAdult studiesEpilepsy patientsLanguage cortexDominant hemispherePresurgical toolElectrocortical stimulationResonance imagingNeural plasticityNormal childrenMagnetic resonanceChildrenLanguage dominanceImaging researchPatients
2001
Cortical localization of reading in normal children
Gaillard WD, Pugliese M, Grandin CB, Braniecki SH, Kondapaneni P, Hunter K, Xu B, Petrella JR, Balsamo L, Basso G. Cortical localization of reading in normal children. Neurology 2001, 57: 47-54. PMID: 11445627, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.57.1.47.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInferior frontal gyrusFrontal gyrusTemporal gyrusLeft inferior frontal gyrusLeft middle temporal gyrusBrain regionsLanguage processing areasBlood oxygen level-dependent fMRIMiddle temporal gyrusDorsolateral prefrontal cortexSuperior temporal gyrusMiddle frontal gyrusLeft-sided lateralizationLevel-dependent fMRINaming TaskLanguage dominanceRegion activationText paradigmPrefrontal cortexCognitive functionNative EnglishMidfrontal gyrusTemporal cortexLate childhoodFMRI