Language areas involving the inferior temporal cortex on intraoperative mapping in a bilingual patient with glioblastoma

Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo). 2013;53(4):256-8. doi: 10.2176/nmc.53.256.

Abstract

A 40-year-old bilingual man underwent removal of glioblastoma multiforme with intraoperative language mapping, mainly using the picture-naming and auditory responsive-naming tasks under cortical stimulation. Multiple language areas were identified, including one located in the middle of the inferior temporal cortex (ITC). Individual mapping for glioma patients must be performed because language areas might be located in various and unexpected regions, including the ITC.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aphasia, Wernicke / physiopathology
  • Brain Mapping / methods*
  • Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Brain Neoplasms / physiopathology*
  • Brain Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Craniotomy / methods
  • Dominance, Cerebral / physiology
  • Glioblastoma / diagnosis
  • Glioblastoma / physiopathology*
  • Glioblastoma / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / methods*
  • Intraoperative Period
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
  • Male
  • Multilingualism*
  • Neuronavigation / methods
  • Neuropsychological Tests
  • Postoperative Complications / physiopathology
  • Temporal Lobe / physiopathology*
  • Temporal Lobe / surgery*