Propofol, An Alternative to Amobarbital in Wadas Test in Electro corticography Based Epilepsy Surgery for Determining Dominance of Brain

Authors

  • Pravesh Rajbhandari Annapurna Neurological Institute and Allied sciences Maitighar, Kathmandu
  • Pranaya Shrestha Annapurna Neurological Institute and Allied sciences Maitighar, Kathmandu
  • Samir Acharya Annapurna Neurological Institute and Allied sciences Maitighar, Kathmandu
  • Resha Shretha Annapurna Neurological Institute and Allied sciences Maitighar, Kathmandu
  • Basant Pant Annapurna Neurological Institute and Allied sciences Maitighar, Kathmandu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/njn.v13i2.20492

Keywords:

DSA, ECoG, epilepsy surgery, Propofol, Wadas test

Abstract

Amobarbital which is used rampantly for Wadas test is not available in Nepal and to find a dominant hemisphere in a functional Electro corticography (ECoG) based epilepsy surgery is a must. So we have used propfol under Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA) for both cerebral hemisphere.

Nepal Journal of Neuroscience. Vol. 13, No. 2, 2016, Page: 116-118

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Published

2016-12-01

How to Cite

Rajbhandari, P., Shrestha, P., Acharya, S., Shretha, R., & Pant, B. (2016). Propofol, An Alternative to Amobarbital in Wadas Test in Electro corticography Based Epilepsy Surgery for Determining Dominance of Brain. Nepal Journal of Neuroscience, 13(2), 116–118. https://doi.org/10.3126/njn.v13i2.20492

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 2 (2016)

Section

Case Report