RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Isolated Translocation of Wernicke’s Area to the Right Hemisphere in a 62-Year-Man with a Temporo-Parietal Glioma
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 130
OP 133
VO 25
IS 1
A1 Petrovich, Nicole M.
A1 Holodny, Andrei I.
A1 Brennan, Cameron W.
A1 Gutin, Philip H.
YR 2004
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/25/1/130.abstract
AB Summary: We describe a case of translocation of temporo-parietal language function (Wernicke’s area) to the contralateral hemisphere in a right-handed patient with a left temporo-parietal glioma. This translocation was identified by functional MR imaging (fMRI) and validated by direct cortical stimulation during gross-total resection. The current case exemplifies how preoperative fMRI can identify unexpected language organization as a result of tumor growth, affording surgery to patients who may otherwise be deemed inoperable.