The Wada-Test in 2000–2005at German, Swiss and Austrian and Dutch Epilepsy-Centres – the experience of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft für prächirurgische Epilepsiediagnostik und operativ…
A Haag, S Knake, HM Hamer, F Boesebeck, H Freitag, R Schulz, P Baum, C Helmstaedter, J Wellmer, H Urbach, P Hopp, T Mayer, A Hufnagel, H Jokeit, H Lerche, I Uttner, HJ Meencke, H Meierkord, E Pauli, U Runge, J Saar, E Trinka, T Benke, S Vulliemoz, G Wiegand,… · Aktuelle Neurologie · 2007 · Heft 09
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For the Arbeitsgemeinschaft für prächirurgische Epilepsiediagnostik und operative Epilepsietherapie e.V we asked 26 German, Swiss, Austrian and Dutch Epilepsy-Centres to report the use of the Wada-Test (intracarotid amobarbital procedure; IAP) from 2000 to 2005. We used a half-standardized questionnaire to ask about clinical indications for the procedure, number of tests applied, the test-protocol, interpretation of results and complication rates. We also asked representatives to give their opinion regarding the current and future role of the Wada-Test in presurgical diagnosis of epilepsy (e.g. reliability, vali…
