2018 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting-637. MEG Imaging of Recurrent Gliomas Reveals Functional Plasticity of Language Networks

637. MEG Imaging of Recurrent Gliomas Reveals Functional Plasticity of Language Networks

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Dr. Tarapour discusses the study of language reorganization in patients with recurrent low-grade gliomas. The study aims to characterize how the language system reorganizes in patients with gliomas and how hemispheric language laterality changes with the presence of a tumor. The study utilizes MEG imaging, a non-invasive test that measures brain function. Language laterality is calculated using a language task and a laterality index. The study followed 73 patients with gliomas and found that the brain tends to reorganize language function away from tumors and toward healthier areas. The study concludes that there is significant plasticity in language function and it holds up across different lateralities.

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Phiroz Erach Tarapore, MD, FAANS

Keywords

language reorganization

patients

recurrent low-grade gliomas

hemispheric language laterality

MEG imaging