Bizarre behavior during intracarotid sodium amytal testing (Wada test): are they predictable? Reações bizarras durante o teste do amital sódico intracarotídeo (TASI ou Teste de Wada): é possível prevê-las?

Bizarre behavior during intracarotid sodium amytal testing (Wada test): are they predictable? Reações bizarras durante o teste do amital sódico intracarotídeo (TASI ou Teste de Wada): é possível prevê-las?

The intracarotid sodium amytal test (ISAT or Wada Test) is a commonly performed procedure in the evaluation of patients with clinically refractory epilepsy candidates to epilepsy surgery. Its goal is to promote selective and temporary interruption of hemispheric functioning, seeking to define langua...

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Main Authors: Luciano de Paola, Maria Joana Mäder, Francisco M.B. Germiniani, Patrícia Coral, Jorge A.A. Zavala, Djon J. Watzo, Jorge Kanegusuku, Carlos E.S. Silvado, Lineu C. Werneck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2004-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
epilepsia refratária
teste de wada
amital sódico
refractory epilepsy
Wada test
sodium amytal
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2004000300012
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