Lateralization of cognitive functions after stroke in childhood

摘要: Rationale: A child's brain shows a remarkable ability to recover from adverse events such as stroke. Language functions particularly well, while visuo-spatial skills are more affected by damage, regardless of its localization. This study investigated the lateralization language and visual search after childhood stroke.Methods: Ten patients with unilateral stroke (aged 10–19 years, five left-, right-sided lesion) 20 healthy controls 8–20 years) completed neuropsychological test battery functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) intended activate predominantly right (visual search) left-sided networks (language).Results: After stroke, demonstrated atypical (8/10 patients, left lateralization) often than that (4/10 lateralization). There was dissociation between productive semantic 1/20 controls) late...