Language development and brain reorganization in a child born without the left hemisphere.

ABSTRACT: We present a case of a 14-year-old girl born without the left hemisphere due to prenatal left internal carotid occlusion. We combined longitudinal language and cognitive assessments with functional and structural neuroimaging data to situate the case within age-matched, typically developing children. Despite having had a delay in getting language off the ground during the preschool years, our case performed within the normal range on a variety of standardized language tests, and exceptionally well on phonology and word reading, during the elementary and middle school years. Moreover, her spatial, number, and reasoning skills also fell in the average to above-average range based on assessments during these time periods. Functional MRI data revealed activation in right fronto-temporal areas

SUBMITTER: Asaridou SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8025291 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature