To assess the effects of solitary, right-sided supratentorial intracranial tumours on language
and communication function patients were assessed preoperatively using the Western …

Background Although language disorders occur in about 50% of patients with a left
hemispheric tumour and are a significant cause of morbidity, the effects of resective …

Abstract The Right Hemisphere Language Battery (RHLB)(Bryan, 1989) was devised to
assess the presence of language disorders in patients with damage to the right cerebral …

Objective Approximately 97% of the right-handers has left hemisphere language
dominance. Within the language dominant hemisphere Broca's area is of crucial importance …

Resections of brain tumours in the left perisylvian area (LPA) carry a risk of language
impairment. Thus, intraoperative language monitoring devices are used to explore the …

Awake craniotomy is the technique of choice in patients with brain tumours adjacent to
primary and accessory language areas (Broca's and Wernicke's areas). Language testing …

OBJECTIVE The dominant inferior parietal lobule (IPL) contains cortical and subcortical
regions essential for language. Although resection of IPL tumors could result in language …

Objectives Low‐grade glioma (LGG) is a slow‐growing brain tumour often situated in or near
areas involved in language and/or cognitive functions. Thus, language impairments due to …

Linguistic and related cognitive abilities were investigated two years after dominant left
hemispherectomy for cerebral malignancy in a 12 year old female. Auditory comprehension …

Although one-quarter of patients with primary brain tumors have language disturbances at
the time of initial presentation, the factors contributing to their aphasia are not clear. A group …