Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation does not replicate the Wada test

Authors
Epstein, CM Woodard, JL Stringer, AY Bakay, RAE Henry, TR Pennell, PB Litt, B
Citation
Cm. Epstein et al., Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation does not replicate the Wada test, NEUROLOGY, 55(7), 2000, pp. 1025-1027
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Neurology,"Neurosciences & Behavoir
Journal title
NEUROLOGY
ISSN journal
00283878 → ACNP
Volume
55
Issue
7
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1025 - 1027
Database
ISI
SICI code
0028-3878(20001010)55:7<1025:RTMSDN>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
The authors compared inferior frontal speech arrest from repetitive transcr anial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) with bilateral Wada tests in 17 epilepsy surgery candidates. Although rTMS lateralization correlated with the Wada t est in most subjects, rTMS also favored the right hemisphere at a rate sign ificantly greater than the Wada test. Postoperative language deficits were more consistent with Wada results. Available methods for inducing speech ar rest with rTMS do not replicate the results of Wada tests.