Biega TJ, Levy LM, Bannout F, Gaillard WD, Potolicchio SJ
Bilateral and independent Broca areas confirmed by Wada test and functional magnetic resonance imaging. [Case Reports, Journal Article]
J Comput Assist Tomogr 2009 Jul-Aug; 33(4):560-1.
Accurate preoperative evaluation of language dominance is critical when evaluating potential patients for temporal lobe epilepsy surgery. Although most people have left-sided language dominance, a minority of patients have been described with either bilateral or right hemispheric dominance. We present a patient with right temporal lobe epilepsy who presented with bilateral and functionally independent Broca areas, as confirmed by Wada testing and functional magnetic resonance imaging.
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