Publications by authors named "D Dinner"

Introduction: Methohexital has replaced amobarbital during Wada testing at many centers. The objective of our study was to compare the use of methohexital and amobarbital during Wada testing regarding language and memory lateralization quotients as well as speech arrest times.

Methods: A chart review of 582 consecutive patients undergoing 1041 Wada-procedures was performed (left=60, right=63, bilateral=459).

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Background: Dejerine and Benson and Geschwind postulated disconnection of the dominant angular gyrus from both visual association cortices as the basis for pure alexia, emphasizing disruption of white matter tracts in the dominant temporooccipital region. Recently functional imaging studies provide evidence for direct participation of basal temporal and occipital cortices in the cognitive process of reading. The exact location and function of these areas remain a matter of debate.

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Background: Memory asymmetry scores are used in intracarotid amobarbital procedure (IAP) to predict memory outcome after anterior temporal lobectomy (ATL) in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). Reversed asymmetry (RA) of memory scores occurs in a minority of patients, with better memory performance observed following contralateral injection. Left ATL patients with RA are reported to have poorer postoperative verbal memory outcome.

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[March 2008-Cleveland Case Report]. There is a well-described association between the occurrence of developmental tumors and the presence of cortical dysplasia in the neighboring brain tissue. The main surgical approaches in the treatment of medically refractory epilepsy related to such developmental tumors include a lesionectomy versus a tailored cortical resection, often guided by an invasive evaluation.

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Objective: Ictal asystole (IA) is a rare event mostly seen in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) and a potential contributor to sudden unexplained death in epilepsy (SUDEP). Clinical and video-electroencephalographic findings associated with IA have not been described, and may be helpful in screening for high risk patients.

Methods: A database search was performed of 6,825 patients undergoing long-term video-EEG monitoring for episodes of IA.

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