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[Brain plasticity for language in children and adolescents]
Juan Narbona1, Nerea Crespo-Eguilaz
1Clinica Universitaria de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain. jnarbona@unav.es
Revista De Neurologia
|March 1, 2012
Summary
Brain plasticity aids language recovery after early childhood strokes in perisylvian regions. Early intervention promotes better language development and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Developmental Neuroscience
- Clinical Neurology
Context:
- Childhood brain development is characterized by distinct neurocognitive subsystem maturation.
- The left perisylvian region is crucial for developing foundational language abilities.
- Altered brain plasticity and vulnerability vary with the age and location of neurological insults.
Purpose:
- To review literature on the long-term clinical evolution and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) features of brain remodeling after focal stroke.
- To examine brain changes in perisylvian language regions during infancy and childhood.
Summary:
- Focal strokes in infant and child language areas trigger brain remodeling through contralateral and homolateral cortical activation, as evidenced by fMRI and DTI tractography.
- While early strokes often show good linguistic compensation, later childhood strokes can result in persistent lexical and written language deficits.
- Brain plasticity facilitates language restoration and development, particularly when left perisylvian lesions occur from perinatal stages to middle childhood.
Impact:
- Understanding brain plasticity mechanisms is key to improving language recovery strategies post-stroke in children.
- This review highlights the critical window for intervention in pediatric stroke affecting language centers.
- Findings inform therapeutic approaches for acquired aphasia, emphasizing the role of early plasticity in language outcomes.
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