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Abstract #3664

Semantic and Lexical Language Deficits in Left Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Patients Using BOLD

Senthil S. Kumaran1, Kapil Chaudhary2, Manjari Tripathi2, Sarat Chandra3

1Department of N.M.R., All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi, India; 2Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi, India; 3Department of NeuroSurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi, India


Left temporal lobe epilepsy (LTLE) is a common cause of mesial temporal sclerosis (MTS) which affects the language networks. In this study we evaluated the presurgical language deficits with increasing complexity from semantic to lexical components in LTLE patients due to MTS using BOLD.