Female, 50 years old, with epilepsy, functional MRI requested for surgical planning. Sensorimotor cortical activation of the hand, foot and face maps as expected along the pre- and post-central gyri. Visual cortical activation maps along the bilateral calcarine sulci.Of the tested language paradigms, the most reliable language related cortical activation is seen with the verb generation and sentence completion paradigms. Language laterality is left dominant. Cortical activation representing the putative Broca's area maps as expected to the left inferior frontal gyrus (primarily pars orbitalis). Cortical activation representing the putative Wernicke's area maps as expected along the posterior aspect of the left superior temporal sulcus.
Successful functional MRI for sensorimotor and language mapping. The sensorimotor and visual cortices are identified. Language laterality is left dominant with Broca's and Wernicke's areas identified in their customary locations.