doi:10.1155/2012/198183 Review Article Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Language Mapping in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a noninvasive technique that is increasingly used to understand the cerebral cortical networks and organizations. In this paper, we describe the role of fMRI for mapping language networks in the presurgical workup of patients withmedically intractable temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). Studies comparing fMRI with the intracarotid sodium amobarbital (Wada) test and fMRI with intraoperative cortical stimulation mapping for language lateralization and/or localization in medically intractable TLE are discussed. 1