The Wada test with propofol in a patient with epilepsy

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Ticyana M. Silva¹  Otto J. HernÁndez-fustes¹  Maristela L. Bueno¹  Olga J. HernÁndez-fustes¹  Alexandre M. Varela¹  Silvio Machado¹ 

[1] ,Pontifical Catholic University Cajuru University Hospital Neurology Department Paraná ,Brazil

关键词: Wada test;    epilepsy;    propofol;    temporal lobe epilepsy;    teste de Wada;    epilepsia;    propofol;    epilepsia do lobo temporal;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2000000200024

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The usual drug used in the Wada test is amobarbital, but it is not available in Brazil. Propofol was already used by Bazin et al. in 1998, and in their report the test resulted good in the absence of any adverse effect. We report the use of propofol as the anesthetic for the Wada test. The test was carried out in a 26 years old woman with temporal medial lobe epilepsy refractory to medical treatment. Language functions and memory were tested after injection in both hemispheres by three procedures (Seattle, Montreal and Interview procedures). Propofol showed to be good to carry on the Wada test.

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