In refractory focal epilepsy, resective surgery offers an alternative for seizure control. However, there is a risk of language deterioration when the epileptogenic zone involves an eloquent cortical region. The Wada test involves the insertion of a catheter through the internal carotid artery and the injection of a short-acting anesthetic, resulting in transient loss of hemisphere function.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Idiopathic intracranial hypertension syndrome (IIH) is a pathology characterized by headache, visual disturbances, papilledema, increased cerebrospinal fluid pressure with normal cytochemistry that is not attributable to cerebral structural alterations. This study aimed to describe the usefulness of cerebral angiography in the diagnostic approach and management of patients with clinical suspicion of IIH at a fourth level hospital in Cali, Colombia.
Methods: This was a retrospective study.