A Review of Cortical and Subcortical Stimulation Mapping for Language

Overview

Journal Neurosurgery

Specialty Neurosurgery

Date 2021 Jan 14

PMID 33444451

Citations 15

Authors

Jacob S Young

Anthony T Lee

Edward F Chang

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Abstract

Since the early descriptions of language function based on observations of patients with language deficits by Broca and Wernicke, neurosurgeons have been focused on characterizing the anatomic regions necessary for language perception and production, and preserving these structures during surgery to minimize patient deficits post operatively. In this supplementary issue on awake intraoperative mapping, we review language processing across multiple domains, highlighting key advances in direct electrical stimulation of different cortical and subcortical regions involved in naming, repetition, reading, writing, and syntax. We then discuss different intraoperative tasks for assessing the function of a given area and avoiding injury to critical, eloquent regions.

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