Variable fMRI activation during two different language tasks in a patient with cognitive delay.
Functional MRI produces a more accurate localization of the language areas for epilepsy surgery purpose, but requires the patient's cooperation. We report a 34 year-old woman with mental retardation who underwent two different verbal fluency tasks, category and word naming. We found a strong activation of Broca's area in the most difficult task. We suggest that a multi-task fMRI study could be successful in patients with cognitive delay.
Escorsi-Rosset
Sara
S
Epilepsy Surgery Center, Department of Neurology, Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Avenida Bandeirantes 3900, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
Wichert-Ana
Lauro
L
Bianchin
Marino Muxfeldt
MM
Velasco
Tonicarlo Rodrigues
TR
Sakamoto
Américo C
AC
Leite
João Pereira
JP
Santos
Antonio Carlos
AC
de Araújo
Dráulio Barros
DB
D000328:Adult; D001931:Brain Mapping; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007802:Language; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014705:Verbal Behavior / Q000502:physiology*