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Nicklaus Children’s Hospital has several outpatient and urgent care centers throughout South Florida, including on-demand, virtual care.
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With over 800 pediatric clinicians on staff, we’re dedicated to helping you connect with the right specialist for your needs.
We have expertise in treating children and educating families on hundreds of different conditions.
We use cutting-edge, specialized treatments and procedures to ensure the best care for your child.
Also known as: auditory verbal activation, phonological fluency, verbal comprehension.
Language mapping refers to a series of tests used to test brain function in patients with epilepsy and other disorders. It involves monitoring the electrical activity of the brain with sensors while the patient performs a variety of verbal and comprehension tests.
The patient’s brain is wired with monitors that check the electrical activity of the brain. Then they are asked to perform a variety of different language, verbal and comprehension tests. The electrical activity of the brain is observed while the tests are performed.
There are no risks related to this test.
Reviewed by: Gregory W Hornig, MD
This page was last updated on: August 11, 2023 03:02 PM
The Division of Pediatric Neurology is dedicated to the management and treatment of neurological disorders in babies, children and adolescents.
Childhood epilepsy is a brain disorder that causes an infant or a child to have repeated seizures over time. Seizures, also known as convulsions, are episodes in which brain activity is disturbed, causing changes in attention or behavior.