Epilepsy and Bilingualism. A Systematic Review
Lisa Bartha-Doering1,2, Silvia Bonelli3
1Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Bilingual epilepsy patients show varied language skills and brain organization for both languages. Preoperative assessment of both languages is crucial for effective treatment and future research.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Linguistics
- Epilepsy Research
Background:
- Epilepsy research primarily focuses on monolingual patients' language abilities and organization.
- Bilingual epilepsy patients often use multiple languages, yet their linguistic profiles and brain organization are understudied.
- Clinical practice necessitates understanding language in bilingual epilepsy patients.
Conclusions:
- Bilingual epilepsy patients require evaluation of linguistic abilities in both languages.
- Preoperative language mapping for both languages is essential for this patient group.
- Further research is needed to address the under-investigated aspects of bilingual language function in epilepsy.
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