Functional asymmetry of the brain in children with epilepsy
Askochenskaia, T.I.; Fomichev, S.I.
Zhurnal Nevropatologii i Psikhiatrii Imeni S.S. Korsakova 87(10): 1484-1486
1987
ISSN/ISBN: 0044-4588 PMID: 3425050 Document Number: 294360
In 50 patients with partial forms of epilepsy the authors investigated the dominance of the cerebral hemispheres with regard to speech, using the method of dichotic listening for this purpose. The characteristics of the manifestation of speech-related predominance of the hemispheres in different types of lateralization of the epileptic focus, as well as its dynamics in the course of the disease are presented. Particular attention was paid to changes of the speech domination in children with epilepsy.