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. 2022 Aug 5:2022.6.JNS2297. doi: 10.3171/2022.6.JNS2297

FIG. 1.

FIG. 1.

Broca’s aphasia after surgery. A: A 3D reconstruction of the MNI brain, with Brodmann areas 44/45 outlined in white dashed lines and labeled. These correspond to pars triangularis and pars opercularis of the inferior frontal gyrus—classic Broca’s area. The central sulcus is overlaid with a red dashed line. B–E: Example of a neurosurgical resection outside of Brodmann areas 44/45 that resulted in Broca’s aphasia. Preoperative sagittal (B) and axial (C) T2 FLAIR sequences (upper images) and postoperative sagittal (D) and axial (E) sequences (lower images), with Broca’s area outlined in white dashed lines. The central sulcus is overlaid with red dashed lines. F–I: MRI scans obtained in a patient with a resection in Broca’s area who had mild, nonspecific anomia on language testing postoperatively. Preoperative sagittal (F) and axial (G) T2 FLAIR sequences (upper images) and postoperative sagittal (H) and axial (I) sequences (lower images), with Broca’s area outlined in white dashed lines. The central sulcus is overlaid with red dashed lines.