Congenital bilateral perisylvian syndrome(CBPS) is rare in literature,especially in China.In this article,we report the clinical and treatment of a patient with CBPS and discuss its mechanism,clinical features and the...Congenital bilateral perisylvian syndrome(CBPS) is rare in literature,especially in China.In this article,we report the clinical and treatment of a patient with CBPS and discuss its mechanism,clinical features and therapy.This patient was a 28-year-old man.His main clinical features were pseudobulbar palsy,cognitive deficits and intractable epilepsy.MRI shows bilateral thickening of the cortex around the sylvian fissures which were deeper than normal and polymicrogyria.The electroencephalogram demonstrated slow spike in right temporal lobe and left frontal lobe.Rhythmal 4 Hz θ waves exist in left frontal and parietal lobe.As the epilepsy was poorly controlled by antiepileptic,section of the corpus callosum was carried out.After callosotomy,there was pronounced seizure reduction and intelligence development improvement.CBPS is characterized by pseudobulbar palsy,cognitive deficits,and bilateral perisylvian abnormalities in imaging studies.If intractable epilepsy is combined,callosotomy may be effective.展开更多
Aphasia is an acquired language disorder that is a common consequence of stroke.The pathogenesis of the disease is not fully understood,and as a result,current treatment options are not satisfactory.Here,we used blood...Aphasia is an acquired language disorder that is a common consequence of stroke.The pathogenesis of the disease is not fully understood,and as a result,current treatment options are not satisfactory.Here,we used blood oxygenation level-dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging to evaluate the activation of bilateral cortices in patients with Broca＇s aphasia 1 to 3 months after stroke.Our results showed that language expression was associated with multiple brain regions in which the right hemisphere participated in the generation of language.The activation areas in the left hemisphere of aphasia patients were significantly smaller compared with those in healthy adults.The activation frequency,volumes,and intensity in the regions related to language,such as the left inferior frontal gyrus（Broca＇s area）,the left superior temporal gyrus,and the right inferior frontal gyrus（the mirror region of Broca＇s area）,were lower in patients compared with healthy adults.In contrast,activation in the right superior temporal gyrus,the bilateral superior parietal lobule,and the left inferior temporal gyrus was stronger in patients compared with healthy controls.These results suggest that the right inferior frontal gyrus plays a role in the recovery of language function in the subacute stage of stroke-related aphasia by increasing the engagement of related brain areas.展开更多
文摘Congenital bilateral perisylvian syndrome(CBPS) is rare in literature,especially in China.In this article,we report the clinical and treatment of a patient with CBPS and discuss its mechanism,clinical features and therapy.This patient was a 28-year-old man.His main clinical features were pseudobulbar palsy,cognitive deficits and intractable epilepsy.MRI shows bilateral thickening of the cortex around the sylvian fissures which were deeper than normal and polymicrogyria.The electroencephalogram demonstrated slow spike in right temporal lobe and left frontal lobe.Rhythmal 4 Hz θ waves exist in left frontal and parietal lobe.As the epilepsy was poorly controlled by antiepileptic,section of the corpus callosum was carried out.After callosotomy,there was pronounced seizure reduction and intelligence development improvement.CBPS is characterized by pseudobulbar palsy,cognitive deficits,and bilateral perisylvian abnormalities in imaging studies.If intractable epilepsy is combined,callosotomy may be effective.
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province of China,No.2016A030313327the Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangzhou City of China,No.201607010185+1 种基金the Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province of China,No.2016A020215226the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81401869
文摘Aphasia is an acquired language disorder that is a common consequence of stroke.The pathogenesis of the disease is not fully understood,and as a result,current treatment options are not satisfactory.Here,we used blood oxygenation level-dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging to evaluate the activation of bilateral cortices in patients with Broca＇s aphasia 1 to 3 months after stroke.Our results showed that language expression was associated with multiple brain regions in which the right hemisphere participated in the generation of language.The activation areas in the left hemisphere of aphasia patients were significantly smaller compared with those in healthy adults.The activation frequency,volumes,and intensity in the regions related to language,such as the left inferior frontal gyrus（Broca＇s area）,the left superior temporal gyrus,and the right inferior frontal gyrus（the mirror region of Broca＇s area）,were lower in patients compared with healthy adults.In contrast,activation in the right superior temporal gyrus,the bilateral superior parietal lobule,and the left inferior temporal gyrus was stronger in patients compared with healthy controls.These results suggest that the right inferior frontal gyrus plays a role in the recovery of language function in the subacute stage of stroke-related aphasia by increasing the engagement of related brain areas.
