Correlation Between Language Organization and Diffusion Tensor Abnormalities in Refractory Partial Epilepsy

Summary:  Purpose: Atypical language organization is more frequently found in patients with refractory partial epilepsy than in healthy controls; however, the reasons for this are not well known. Here we assess the relation between language laterality index (LI) and white‐matter tract changes.

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