Evaluate language area in a patient with intractable epilepsy for surgical planning purposes. Of the tested language paradigms, the most reliable language related cortical activation is seen with the sentence completion, rhyming, and verb generation paradigms. All paradigms demonstrate similar patterns of activity. Language is left dominant. Broca's area is identified in the left pars triangularis and orbitalis, and Wernicke's area is identified along the posterior left superior temporal sulcus.
Successful functional MRI for identification of language areas. Language is left dominant. Broca's and Wernicke's areas are identified in their customary locations.