Elsevier, Epilepsy & Behavior, 1(9), p. 181-185
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2006.05.004
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Functional magnetic resonance imaging of covert word generation was used to examine brain activation abnormalities associated with topiramate-induced cognitive language impairment in patients with epilepsy. Compared with a control epilepsy group, in the topiramate-treated group, there was significantly less activation in the language-mediating regions of the prefrontal cortex; the topiramate group also had significantly lower neuropsychological language scores. These findings suggest that topiramate has a critical effect on the cerebral neural systems that mediate expressive language.