[Pre-operative assessment of language and memory using functional magnetic resonance imaging techniques in patients with refractory epilepsy].
BACKGROUND
Functional magnetic resonance imaging is a non-invasive technique that provides relevant information in the presurgical evaluation of patients with refractory temporal lobe epilepsy by means of cognitive eloquent areas mapping.


METHODS
Our objective is to present a presurgical evaluation protocol that includes memory and language tasks. Language evaluation was based on a verbal generation and a verbal fluency task, whereas memory evaluation was done by the scene encoding and home walk paradigms.
Sanjuan
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Departamento de Psicología Básica, Clínica y Psicobiología, UniversitatJaume I. Castellón de la Plana. asanjuan@psb.uji.es
Villanueva
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Avila
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D004351:Drug Resistance; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008568:Memory; D011300:Preoperative Care