01 Dic. 2013

Cortical and subcortical mapping of language areas: correlation of functional MRI and tractography in a 3T scanner with intraoperative cortical and subcortical stimulation in patients with brain tumors located in eloquent areas

Objetivo Describir, con estudios funcionales de activación y tractografía en una RM de 3 Teslas (3 T), las áreas corticales y vías subcorticales implicadas en el lenguaje, y mostrar la buena correlación de estos estudios funcionales con la estimulación directa cortical y subcortical intraoperatoria. Material y métodos Presentamos una serie de 14 pacientes ...

07 Abr. 2013

Double dissociation between visual recognition and picture naming: a study of the visual language connectivity using tractography and brain stimulation

BACKGROUND: Study of the corticosubcortical functional anatomy of reading and picture naming. OBJECTIVE: To study the role of the left basal occipitotemporal area and its white matter pathways. METHODS: Three patients underwent awake surgery for lesions in the left basal posterotemporal region with intraoperative electrostimulations. Intraoperative testing consisted of naming, reading, and ...

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