Lidzba, Karen; Küpper, Hanna; Kluger, Gerhard; Staudt, Martin (2017). The time window for successful right-hemispheric language reorganization in children. European journal of paediatric neurology, 21(5), pp. 715-721. Elsevier 10.1016/j.ejpn.2017.06.001
![[img]](https://boris.unibe.ch/style/images/fileicons/text.png) |
Text
LIDZBA_2017_EJPN.pdf - Published Version Restricted to registered users only Available under License Publisher holds Copyright. Download (720kB) | Request a copy |
AIM
To identify, in a retrospective, observational study, the time window during which successful right-hemispheric language reorganization is possible after left-hemispheric brain damage.
METHOD
25 patients (10 females; age 6-41 years; ≥12 months after insult; age at insult 0;3-15;11 years) with acute, language-relevant left-hemispheric insults acquired during childhood and adolescence completed questionnaires for self-assessment of language problems. 12 patients of those reporting no (n = 8) or only moderate (n = 4) language problems participated in language fMRI.
RESULTS
Language outcome of lesions occurring before 5 years of age (n = 7) was always favorable, and language was right-lateralized (2 patients: age at lesion < 2 years) or bilateral (3 patients: age at lesion 2-5 years). Following lesions occurring after 5 years of age, language outcome was often unfavorable (11/18 patients: moderate or severe problems), and of the 7 patients without problems, none showed right-hemispheric reorganization (fMRI available in 4).
INTERPRETATION
The combination of normal language outcome and right-hemispheric language reorganization after a left-hemispheric lesion sustained after the neonatal period is extremely rare. Functionally sufficient right-hemispheric language was documented in only two patients with lesions acquired before two years of age.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
|---|---|
Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Endocrinology (DFKE) > Clinic of Paediatric Medicine > Neuropaediatrics |
UniBE Contributor: |
Lidzba, Karen |
ISSN: |
1090-3798 |
Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Anette van Dorland |
Date Deposited: |
20 Feb 2018 08:31 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:08 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1016/j.ejpn.2017.06.001 |
PubMed ID: |
28648758 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Aphasia Brain plasticity Childhood stroke |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.107438 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/107438 |
Actions (login required)
 |
Edit item |