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identifying patients dominant language hemisphere important evaluation performed prior epilepsy surgery commonly assessed using functional magnetic resonance imaging fmri however lack standardization resultant heterogeneity fmri paradigms used clinical practice limits ability crosscenter comparisons made regarding language laterality results surveying canadian epilepsy centres combination reviewing supporting literature current fmri language lateralization practices clinical evaluation patients epilepsy assessed encourage standardization practice outlined twopart paradigm series demonstrates widespread acceptance reliability accessibility lateralizing various aspects language functioning individuals average nearaverage iq normal literacy skills collected data confirm lack standardization fmri laterality assessments leading clinical heterogeneity stimulation control tasks paradigm design timing laterality index calculations thresholding values analysis software technique suggest sentence completion sc word generation wg paradigm series commonly employed across canada demonstrated reliability lateralizing receptive expressive language areas supporting literature could readily intelligible inclusive population providing recommendations twopart paradigm series hope contribute standardization practice across canada reduce clinical heterogeneity encourage communicability institutions enhance methodologies surgical treatment epilepsy benefit individuals living epilepsy canada