Acta neurologica Scandinavica
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To evaluate unilateral memory function by the means of a modified Montreal etomidate speech and memory procedure (e-SAM) in epilepsy patients who were candidates for standard anterior temporal lobectomy involving resection of mesial temporal lobe structures. ⋯ The technical modification of the Montreal procedure from continuous to bolus injection effectively enabled the demonstration of the relative weakness of the memory function of the epileptogenic hemisphere. The revised etomidate procedure provided the clinical information on unilateral hippocampal memory function necessary for surgical decision.