Female, 46 years old, with right temporal epilepsy. Presurgical planning exam. Sensorimotor cortical activity maps as expected along the pre- and post-central gyri. All tested language paradigms produced reliable language related activity with the exception of the object naming paradigm. Language is left dominant. Broca's area maps to its expected location in the left inferior frontal lobe (pars opercularis and triangularis). Wernicke's area maps to its expected location along the posterior aspect of the left superior temporal gyrus. Mild right sided Broca's area contributions are also seen with certain language tasks which is a common finding.
Successful functional MRI for surgical planning purposes. Sensorimotor cortical activity maps as expected along the pre- and post-central gyri. Language is left dominant with Broca's and Wernicke's areas mapping to their expected locations.