TY - JOUR
T1 - Atypical language in lesional and nonlesional complex partial epilepsy
AU - Gaillard, W. D.
AU - Berl, M. M.
AU - Moore, E. N.
AU - Ritzl, E. K.
AU - Rosenberger, L. R.
AU - Weinstein, S. L.
AU - Conry, J. A.
AU - Pearl, P. L.
AU - Ritter, F. F.
AU - Sato, S.
AU - Vezina, L. G.
AU - Vaidya, C. J.
AU - Wiggs, E.
AU - Fratalli, C.
AU - Risse, G.
AU - Ratner, N. B.
AU - Gioia, G.
AU - Theodore, W. H.
PY - 2007/10
Y1 - 2007/10
N2 - OBJECTIVE: We investigated the relationship between partial epilepsy, MRI findings, and atypical language representation. METHODS: A total of 102 patients (4 to 55 years) with left hemisphere epileptogenic zones were evaluated using three fMRI language tasks obtained at 1.5 or 3T with EPI BOLD techniques: verbal fluency, reading comprehension, and auditory comprehension. fMRI maps were visually interpreted at a standard threshold and rated as left or atypical language. RESULTS: Atypical language dominance occurred in 30 patients (29%) and varied with MRI type (p < 0.01). Atypical language representation occurred in 36% (13/36) with normal MRI, 21% (6/29) with mesial temporal sclerosis, 14% (4/28) with focal cortical lesions (dysplasia, tumor, vascular malformation), and all (6/6) with a history of stroke. Multivariate logistic regression analysis found handedness, seizure onset, and MRI type accounted for much of the variance in language activation patterns (χ = 24.09, p < 0.01). Atypical language was more prevalent in patients with early seizure onset (43.2%, p < 0.05) and atypical handedness (60%, p < 0.01). None of the three clinical factors were correlated with each other (p > 0.40). Patients with atypical language had lower verbal abilities (F = 6.96, p = 0.01) and a trend toward lower nonverbal abilities (F = 3.58, p = 0.06). There were no differences in rates of atypical language across time, age groups, or MRI scanner. CONCLUSION: Early seizure onset and atypical handedness, as well as the location and nature of pathologic substrate, are important factors in language reorganization.
AB - OBJECTIVE: We investigated the relationship between partial epilepsy, MRI findings, and atypical language representation. METHODS: A total of 102 patients (4 to 55 years) with left hemisphere epileptogenic zones were evaluated using three fMRI language tasks obtained at 1.5 or 3T with EPI BOLD techniques: verbal fluency, reading comprehension, and auditory comprehension. fMRI maps were visually interpreted at a standard threshold and rated as left or atypical language. RESULTS: Atypical language dominance occurred in 30 patients (29%) and varied with MRI type (p < 0.01). Atypical language representation occurred in 36% (13/36) with normal MRI, 21% (6/29) with mesial temporal sclerosis, 14% (4/28) with focal cortical lesions (dysplasia, tumor, vascular malformation), and all (6/6) with a history of stroke. Multivariate logistic regression analysis found handedness, seizure onset, and MRI type accounted for much of the variance in language activation patterns (χ = 24.09, p < 0.01). Atypical language was more prevalent in patients with early seizure onset (43.2%, p < 0.05) and atypical handedness (60%, p < 0.01). None of the three clinical factors were correlated with each other (p > 0.40). Patients with atypical language had lower verbal abilities (F = 6.96, p = 0.01) and a trend toward lower nonverbal abilities (F = 3.58, p = 0.06). There were no differences in rates of atypical language across time, age groups, or MRI scanner. CONCLUSION: Early seizure onset and atypical handedness, as well as the location and nature of pathologic substrate, are important factors in language reorganization.
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U2 - 10.1212/01.wnl.0000289650.48830.1a
DO - 10.1212/01.wnl.0000289650.48830.1a
M3 - Article
C2 - 17967992
AN - SCOPUS:35848971195
SN - 0028-3878
VL - 69
SP - 1761
EP - 1771
JO - Neurology
JF - Neurology
IS - 18
ER -