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Sodium Methohexital (Brevital) as an Anesthetic in the Wada Test

dc.contributor.authorBuchtel, Henry A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorPassaro, Erasmo a.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSelwa, Linda m.en_US
dc.contributor.authorDeveikis, John P.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGomez-Hassan, Diana M.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-04-01T15:06:00Z
dc.date.available2010-04-01T15:06:00Z
dc.date.issued2002-09en_US
dc.identifier.citationBuchtel, Henry A.; Passaro, Erasmo A.; Selwa, Linda M.; Deveikis, John; Gomez-Hassan, Diana (2002). "Sodium Methohexital (Brevital) as an Anesthetic in the Wada Test." Epilepsia 43(9): 1056-1061. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/65564>en_US
dc.identifier.issn0013-9580en_US
dc.identifier.issn1528-1167en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/65564
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dc.description.abstract Purposes: We report our experience with sodium methohexital (Brevital) as an anesthetic used in the Wada test for language and memory in 86 epilepsy surgery patients (173 procedures). Methods: The methods are compared with those of the more commonly used anesthetic sodium amobarbital (Amytal). Results: Despite differences between the methohexital and amobarbital test protocols, the behavioral and neurologic effects of the two anesthetics are similar. Because of the brief duration of methohexital, two successive injections are made on each side rather than one, to lengthen the time available for testing both language and memory. Behavioral and EEG indices return to baseline more quickly and more completely with methohexital than with amobarbital, allowing several repetitions of the procedure without incremental drowsiness, and the total time taken for the procedure is less with methohexital than with amobarbital. Conclusions: The results of language and memory testing in the Wada test are equivalent for amobarbital and methohexital, except that methohexital has a briefer duration of action and is associated with less sedation.en_US
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dc.publisherBlackwell Science Incen_US
dc.rights2002 International League Against Epilepsyen_US
dc.subject.otherBrevitalen_US
dc.subject.otherIntracarotiden_US
dc.subject.otherWada Testen_US
dc.subject.otherAmobarbitalen_US
dc.subject.otherMethohexitalen_US
dc.subject.otherInjectionsen_US
dc.subject.otherIntraarterialen_US
dc.titleSodium Methohexital (Brevital) as an Anesthetic in the Wada Testen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.rights.robotsIndexNoFollowen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelMedicine (General)en_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelHealth Sciencesen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.contributor.affiliationum§ Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A.en_US
dc.contributor.affiliationother† Psychiatry,en_US
dc.contributor.affiliationother† Neurology, anden_US
dc.identifier.pmid12199731en_US
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/65564/1/j.1528-1157.2002.00902.x.pdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1046/j.1528-1157.2002.00902.xen_US
dc.identifier.sourceEpilepsiaen_US
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