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Sebastian Rodrigo1, Catherine Oppenheim, Francine Chassoux

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In right temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), leftward language networks correlate with arcuate fasciculus (ArcF) structure. Left TLE shows a complex, decoupled relationship between brain structure and language function.

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroimaging
  • Epilepsy Research
  • Cognitive Neuroscience

Background:

  • Language functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) assesses hemispheric language specialization for presurgical planning in temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE).
  • White matter asymmetries, particularly in the arcuate fasciculus (ArcF) and inferior occipitofrontal fasciculus (IOF), may relate to language lateralization in both healthy individuals and TLE patients.
  • Understanding epilepsy's impact on structure-function relationships is crucial for refining presurgical assessments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between diffusion tensor imaging (DTI)-based structural lateralization and fMRI-based functional lateralization of language tracts in TLE patients.
  • To specifically examine the arcuate fasciculus (ArcF) and inferior occipitofrontal fasciculus (IOF) in relation to language lateralization.
  • To clarify how epilepsy affects the structure-function coupling within the language network.

Main Methods:

  • fMRI and DTI data were acquired from 20 TLE patients (12 right, 8 left).
  • Probabilistic tractography was used to segment the ArcF and IOF bilaterally, calculating fractional anisotropy (FA) lateralization indices.
  • Pearson's correlation coefficient was employed to assess the relationship between DTI-derived FA lateralization and fMRI-derived lateralization indices in the inferior frontal gyrus.

Main Results:

  • fMRI revealed left-lateralized language activation in 16 patients; four showed bilateral or right-lateralized activation.
  • The ArcF exhibited higher fractional anisotropy (FA) on the left compared to the right, significant in right TLE but not left TLE.
  • A significant positive correlation was found between ArcF anisotropy and fMRI lateralization in right TLE patients (p < 0.009), but not in left TLE patients. No correlation was observed for the IOF.

Conclusions:

  • Right TLE patients with more left-lateralized functional language activation also demonstrated a leftward-lateralized arcuate fasciculus.
  • The findings highlight a correlation between structural and functional lateralization of the ArcF in right TLE.
  • A decoupling between functional and structural indices of the ArcF in left TLE patients underscores the intricate nature of the language network in this population.