title: Aphasic seizure caused by focal epilepsy in the left fusiform gyrus.
abstract: We report a patient with paroxysmal aphasia evoked by ictal epileptiform discharges localized to the left fusiform gyrus, where a small brain tumor existed. The intracranial EEG recordings during other seizures demonstrated a close functional link between the left fusiform gyrus and Wernicke's area. The patient also showed transient aphasia with electrical stimulation of the left fusiform gyrus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Neurological Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ishijima
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sugishita
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Adachi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001037:Aphasia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000503:physiopathology*