Lesion-Specific Language Network Alterations in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy.
Olivia FoesleitnerKarl-Heinz NenningLisa Bartha-DoeringChristoph BaumgartnerEkaterina PataraiaD MoserM SchwarzVictor U SchmidbauerJohannes A HainfellnerThomas CzechChristian DorferGeorg LangsDaniela PrayerSilvia BonelliGregor J KasprianPublished in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2020)
Different pathologies underlying temporal lobe epilepsy are related to distinct alterations of the functional language connectome visualized by fMRI functional connectivity analysis. Network analysis allows new insights into language organization and provides possible imaging biomarkers for language function. These imaging findings emphasize the importance of a personalized treatment strategy in patients with epilepsy.