Epilepsy & behavior : E&B
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Epilepsy & behavior : E&B · Feb 2007
Seizures during intracarotid methohexital and amobarbital testing.
Methohexital and amobarbital have been used as agents for Wada testing in the presurgical evaluation of patients with epilepsy. Previous experience with methohexital as an anesthetic indicates that methohexital may decrease seizure threshold and may trigger seizures. ⋯ Patients with a previous history of epilepsy may be at higher risk for seizures after methohexital injection as compared with amobarbital injection.