Epilepsia
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To examine the role of the intracarotid amobarbital procedure (IAP) in the presurgical evaluation of patients with medically refractory localization-related epilepsy. ⋯ In patients with mTLE, lateralized memory deficits on IAP usually confirm localization provided by noninvasive tests. However, in mTLE not well lateralized by the noninvasive evaluation, and in neocortical or mesial frontal epilepsy, the IAP may provide information regarding localization that ultimately alters surgical management.