The Arcuate Fasciculus and Language Development in a Cohort of Pediatric Patients with Malformations of Cortical Development.

Failure to identify the left arcuate fasciculus at diffusion tractography was a highly specific marker of language dysfunction in a cohort of pediatric patients with malformations of cortical development. Failure to identify the arcuate fasciculus on either side was associated with failure to develop oral language.