New insights into the functional significance of the frontal aslant tract: An anatomo-functional study using intraoperative electrical stimulations combined with diffusion tensor imaging-based fiber

作者：Vassal Francois^*; Boutet Claire; Lemaire Jean Jacques; Nuti Christophe

来源：British Journal of Neurosurgery, 2014, 28(5): 685-687.

DOI：10.3109/02688697.2014.889810

• Broca's area
• diffusion tensor imaging
• frontal aslant tract
• intraoperative stimulation mapping
• language
• supplementary motor area

We used the method of direct electrostimulation combined with navigated tractography to map the frontal "aslant" tract, enabling us to perform reliable anatomo-functional correlation in a patient undergoing awake surgery to remove a left frontal glioma. The findings enhanced our understanding of the organization of language within the human brain.

• 出版日期2014-10