2005
Seizure focus affects regional language networks assessed by fMRI
Berl MM, Balsamo LM, Xu B, Moore EN, Weinstein SL, Conry JA, Pearl PL, Sachs BC, Grandin CB, Frattali C, Ritter FJ, Sato S, Theodore WH, Gaillard WD. Seizure focus affects regional language networks assessed by fMRI. Neurology 2005, 65: 1604-1611. PMID: 16301489, DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000184502.06647.28.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegional asymmetry index
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
2003
Developmental aspects of language processing: fMRI of verbal fluency in children and adults
Gaillard WD, Sachs BC, Whitnah JR, Ahmad Z, Balsamo LM, Petrella JR, Braniecki SH, McKinney CM, Hunter K, Xu B, Grandin CB. Developmental aspects of language processing: fMRI of verbal fluency in children and adults. Human Brain Mapping 2003, 18: 176-185. PMID: 12599275, PMCID: PMC6871939, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.10091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaterality of activationSemantic verbal fluencyVerbal fluencyFluency taskFrontal gyrusSemantic verbal fluency taskInferior frontal gyrusSemantic fluency taskVerbal fluency taskMiddle frontal gyrusTask testingDevelopmental differencesLanguage processingFluencyBrain areasDevelopmental aspectsAge 7 yearsFMRIInterest approachBOLD fMRISPM 99GyrusActivation mapsChildrenAdults
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 lateralization