Fig. 1

a Axial FLAIR image-heterogeneous hyperintense signal noted in left frontotemporal region corresponding to the residual glioma with postoperative encephalomalacic changes in left temporal lobe. b Tractography image obtained using DTI images shows disruption as well as displacement of adjacent white matter tracts in left frontotemporal region. c Functional MRI shows activation of Broca’s area in right inferior frontal lobe when patient was asked to read aloud alphabets. d Functional MRI shows activation of Wernicke’s area in left posterosuperior temporal lobe when patient was narrated a story while acquiring BOLD images