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Usefulness of Wada test in predicting seizure outcome following anterior temporal lobectomy.

Authors :
Rathore, Chaturbhuj
Kesavadas, Chandrasekharan
Sarma, Sankara P.
Radhakrishnan, Kurupath
Source :
Epilepsy Research. Dec2013, Vol. 107 Issue 3, p279-285. 7p.
Publication Year :
2013

Abstract

Highlights: [•] Study population consisted of uniform group of patients with MTLE. [•] Majority (87%) had pathologically verified hippocampal sclerosis. [•] Selection for surgery was not influenced by Wada results. [•] One of the largest study to report the seizure outcome in patients with Wada failure. [•] Wada test was found to be only modestly useful for predicting seizure outcome. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
09201211
Volume :
107
Issue :
3
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Epilepsy Research
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
92642428
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2013.09.003