TY - JOUR
T1 - Functional magnetic resonance imaging of phonologic processing in neurofibromatosis 1
AU - Billingsley, Rebecca L.
AU - Jackson, Edward F.
AU - Slopis, John M.
AU - Swank, Paul R.
AU - Mahankali, Srikanth
AU - Moore, Barlett D.
PY - 2003/11
Y1 - 2003/11
N2 - Neurofibromatosis 1 is associated with reading disabilities, but few associations between neuroanatomic abnormalities and reading problems have been found. We examined the neuronal bases for phonologic processing, a core component of learning to read, in 15 individuals with neurofibromatosis 1 and 15 controls using functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Our results revealed differential use of inferior and dorsolateral prefrontal cortical areas relative to posterior (temporal, parietal, and occipital) cortices for participants with neurofibromatosis 1 compared with controls during phonologic (rhyme) decisions. In addition, similar to previous brain imaging studies of reading deficits in the general population, poorer performance on one of the phonologic decision tasks was associated with increased signal change in the right superior temporal gyrus for the neurofibromatosis 1 group. Behavioral performance on the functional MRI tasks was related to academic reading measures for the neurofibromatosis 1 group. The differential patterns of functional connectivity observed here lend support to previous morphologic studies that suggested inferior frontal and superior temporal areas to be important mediators of reading and language development in neurofibromatosis 1.
AB - Neurofibromatosis 1 is associated with reading disabilities, but few associations between neuroanatomic abnormalities and reading problems have been found. We examined the neuronal bases for phonologic processing, a core component of learning to read, in 15 individuals with neurofibromatosis 1 and 15 controls using functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Our results revealed differential use of inferior and dorsolateral prefrontal cortical areas relative to posterior (temporal, parietal, and occipital) cortices for participants with neurofibromatosis 1 compared with controls during phonologic (rhyme) decisions. In addition, similar to previous brain imaging studies of reading deficits in the general population, poorer performance on one of the phonologic decision tasks was associated with increased signal change in the right superior temporal gyrus for the neurofibromatosis 1 group. Behavioral performance on the functional MRI tasks was related to academic reading measures for the neurofibromatosis 1 group. The differential patterns of functional connectivity observed here lend support to previous morphologic studies that suggested inferior frontal and superior temporal areas to be important mediators of reading and language development in neurofibromatosis 1.
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U2 - 10.1177/08830738030180110701
DO - 10.1177/08830738030180110701
M3 - Article
C2 - 14696899
AN - SCOPUS:0347513296
SN - 0883-0738
VL - 18
SP - 731
EP - 740
JO - Journal of Child Neurology
JF - Journal of Child Neurology
IS - 11
ER -