Web Resources
Diagnosis and Testing
American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America: Computed Tomography (CT) - Head
http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/ct_of_the_head.htm
American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North
America: Functional MR Imaging (fMRI) Brain:
http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/functional_mr.htm
American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North
American - MR Imaging (MRI) – Head:
http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/mr_of_the_head.htm
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research- Spinal
:EEG,MRI, PET,Ictal SPECT, Neuropsychological testing:
http://www.mayoclinic.org/epilepsy/diagnosis.html#eeg
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center: IMRT reduces side
effects in Pediatric Patients:
http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/8442.cfm
NCI (National Cancer Institute) Diagnosis of Brain Tumors:
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/wyntk/brain/page10
Wada Testing:
Wada Test:
http://www.dooley.org/oligo/Wada.html
“The intracarotid amobarbital test or Wada test (named
after Dr. Juhn Wada,
its originator), is part of the presurgical evaluation in a
patient who may
have epilepsy surgery. A thin plastic tube
("catheter") is inserted into an
artery at the groin and threaded into other arteries leading
to the brain.
The short-acting anesthetic agent sodium amobarbital is
injected into an
internal carotid artery (the large artery on the side of the
neck going to
the brain), thus putting that side of the brain "to
sleep". The patient's
ability to speak, understand speech, and remember things is
evaluated. After
the drug effect has worn off, the process is repeated with
the other
hemisphere.
The Wada test requires a brief hospitalization. It helps us
determine which
cerebral hemisphere is "dominant" for speech and
if memory is functional on
one or both sides of the brain. If the seizures are coming
from the
nondominant hemisphere, this test may not be needed.”
More detail: MCG Wada Protocol: Clinical Core:
http://www.dooley.org/oligo/Wada2.html
