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7923234

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-10-24
pubmed:abstractText
The usefulness of the intracarotid Amytal (amobarbital) procedure (also called the Wada procedure) in identifying hemispheric language dominance in pediatric patients has not been independently confirmed with intraoperative language mapping techniques. Currently, data are extrapolated from adult studies. To better establish the usefulness of the intracarotid Amytal procedure in identifying hemispheric language dominance in pediatric patients, we reviewed the records of 77 consecutive pediatric patients who underwent sodium amobarbital testing. Among these 77 subjects, 34 underwent intraoperative language mapping, the results of which all completely confirmed the Amytal results. It was also shown that among these pediatric epileptic patients who underwent Amytal testing, there existed not only a strong correlation between left-handedness and atypical speech lateralization (right, bilateral hemisphere), but also between right-sided hemiparesis (i.e., early left-hemisphere injury) and atypical speech.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0256-7040
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
239-43
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
The utility of the intracarotid Amytal procedure in determining hemispheric speech lateralization in pediatric epilepsy patients undergoing surgery.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle 98185.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't