Female, 42 years old, with seizures. Functional mapping for presurgical evaluation is requested. Sensorimotor cortical activation of the hand, foot and face maps as expected along the pre- and post-central gyri. Primary visual cortical activity maps along the calcarine sulci.All tested language paradigms produced reliable language related cortical activation. Language is left dominant. The putative Broca's area is identified within the left inferior frontal gyrus. The putative Wernicke's area is identified along the posterior aspect of the left superior temporal sulcus.
Technically successful functional MRI for cortical mapping of sensorimotor, visual and language functionality.