Epilepsy surgery is a successful treatment option for pharmacoresistant focal symptomatic
epilepsies. However, cognitive impairment is very common in epilepsy patients and may be …

Neuropsychology plays a vital role in the treatment of epilepsy, providing information on the
effects of seizures on higher cortical functions through the measurement of behavioral …

For an understanding of cognitive impairment in epilepsy, it is essential to appreciate that
static and dynamic factors affect brain function in this disease. Whereas morphological …

The intracarotid amobarbital procedure or Wada test has been the gold standard for
lateralization of language dominance before epilepsy surgery. It is based on deactivation of …

Background: The intracarotid amobarbital procedure (IAP) is an important part of
comprehensive investigation of patients who are candidates for surgical treatment of …

Objective: To review the literature and identify alternatives to sodium amobarbital for use in
the Wada test. Data Sources: A search of PubMed (1960-October 2010) was performed …

The Intracarotid amobarbital test (IAT), also called Wada test, is considered the “gold
standard” for lateralizing language dominance in the pre-surgical evaluation of patients with …

This study aimed to define the number and type of complications associated with the Wada
test at an academic medical center for comparison to previous reports. We performed a …

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 …

The intracarotid amobarbital procedure, also known as the Wada test, helps to lateralize
language dominance by deactivating the language cortex with an intracarotid injection of an …