Abstract Background The classical Wada test (cWada), performed by injecting a short-acting
anesthetic through the intracarotid route, helps determine language dominance. In the …

The Wada test is the gold standard for determining language-dominant hemisphere.
However, the precise determination of language areas in each patient requires more …

Abstract Purpose The Wada test is still the gold standard procedure to predict language and
memory deficits before temporal lobe epilepsy surgery. As amobarbital was no longer …

BACKGROUND Atypical localization of language function can result in unexpected
postsurgical deficits after cortical resection, but it is difficult to predict the risk in the …

Introduction It is hard to realize the extent of the expected postoperative neurological deficit
for patients themselves. The provision of appropriate information can contribute not only to …

Language lateralization is unique to humans, so clarifying dominant side is helpful for
removing gliomas involving language areas. This study investigated the arcuate fasciculus …

In cases of malignant gliomas located at language eloquent area, it is often difficult to
preoperatively detect those area with functional MRI. Awake surgery is often used to spare …

Propofol ist das am weitesten verbreitete Hypnotikum in der Anästhesiologie und
Intensivmedizin und wird auch durch andere Disziplinen für die Sedierung im Rahmen …

Objective: To assess the tolerability of propofol (PF) in Wada test in an Arab population with
temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). Methods: This observational study with consecutive sampling …

We describe a patient with equivocal findings on functional MRI (fMRI), who underwent a
propofol Wada test, review the literature on this topic and suggest a protocol for the use of …