Clinical implications of naming performance and seizure lateralization in bilingual children with epilepsy
Despite conversational proficiency and normal English expressive vocabulary, the relation between seizure laterality and naming performance demonstrated in monolingual children with unilateral seizures was not observed in a comparable group of bilingual children. Consequently, poor naming performance in bilingual children with epilepsy may be misinterpreted, most seriously in those with nondominant hemisphere seizures, as scores may be erroneously interpreted to reflect dominant hemisphere seizure involvement, potentially leading to unnecessary invasive and costly procedures. Results suggest cautious interpretation of naming performance in bilingual children with epilepsy.
Authors
- William S. MacAllister (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7093-179X)
- Marla J. Hamberger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1076-4373)
- Mary Lou Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1937-1026)
- Robyn M. Busch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5442-4912)
- Robert J. Fee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7897-417X)
- Nahal Heydari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8063-1248)
- Christine M. Salinas
- Melanie R. Somekh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9618-8834)
Institutions
- Cleveland Clinic (US)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Columbia University Irving Medical Center (US)
- AdventHealth for Children (US)
- New York University (US)
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Epilepsia
- Published
- 2025-03-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/epi.18373
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.43
Funders
- National Institutes of Health