Propofol as a substitute for amobarbital in Wada testing. Issue 11 (November 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chiu, Albert Ho Yuen; Bynevelt, Michael; Lawn, Nicholas; Lee, Gabriel; Singh, Tejinder Pal
• Is Part Of: Journal of clinical neuroscience. Volume 22:Issue 11(2015:Nov.)
• Page Start: 1830
• Page End: 1832
• Publication Date: 2015-11
• Subjects: Brain -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Neurosciences -- Periodicals; Nervous system -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Brain -- surgery -- Periodicals; Neurosurgical Procedures -- Periodicals; Neurosciences -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 616.8
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2015.04.014
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0967-5868

Abstract

<abstract xml:lang="en" abstract-type="author-highlights" id="ab010"> <title id="st065">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="sp0030"> <list id="l0010"> <list-item id="o0045"> <label></label> <p id="p0125">With functional MRI (fMRI) and awake craniotomy techniques, the Wada test has fallen into disuse.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0050"> <label></label> <p id="p0130">This has lead to relative unavailability of amobarbital, the agent of choice.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0055"> <label></label> <p id="p0135">The Wada test is useful in patients with equivocal fMRI results.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0060"> <label></label> <p id="p0140">Propofol is the next best studied agent for use in Wada testing after amobarbital.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0065"> <label></label> <p id="p0145">Awareness of the utility of the Wada as a preoperative test is important.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>