WADA test for postoperative memory prediction in left TLE. Is it still useful in the 21st century?

Background: Epilepsy surgery offers an effective treatment to achieve seizure freedom in refractory temporal lobe epilepsy. Since left temporal lobe surgery can be associated with verbal memory deterioration, control of cognitive decline is a main goal of therapy. This study analyzes the prognostic value of intracarotid amobarbital procedure (Wada test) in addition to specific neuropsychological and clinical variables for postoperative memory changes.

Attitudes toward persons with epilepsy as friends: Results of a factorial survey.

Objective: Discrimination against persons with epilepsy (PWEs) may persist. The aim of this study was to examine whether epilepsy is an obstacle to desired friendship.

Methods: A factorial survey (vignettes), which is less biased by social desirability, was applied to PWEs, their relatives, and lay persons.

Antiseizure medication and perceived "fair" cost allocation: A factorial survey among neurologists, persons with epilepsy, their relatives, and a control group.

Objective: Because resources are limited in modern health care systems, the decision on the allocation of expensive drugs can be supported by a public consent. This study examines how various factors influence subjectively perceived "fair" pricing of antiseizure medication (ASM) among four groups including physicians, persons with epilepsy (PWEs), their relatives, and a control group.

Methods: We conducted a factorial survey.

Ex vivo radiosensitivity is increased in non-cancer patients taking valproate.

Background: Valproate (VPA) is a commonly prescribed antiepileptic drug for patients experiencing epileptic seizures due to brain tumors. VPA increases radiation sensitivity in various tumor cells in vitro due to complex mechanisms. This could make tumors more vulnerable to ionizing radiation or overcome radioresistance.