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Wada Test
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Amytal® Interview
A test carried out under the influence of Amytal, a sedative, to localise speech function before a temporal lobectomy in patients with medically refractory epilepsy. Amytal® interview was later used to evaluate memory which, by causing full relaxation with minimal sedation, may elicit information from a person who is voluntarily ‘guarding’ against its revelation

Wada test
Neurosurgery A test used to determine which side of the brain contains higher language functions. See Left brain.


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