Ambiguous language in Wada evaluations
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Modeling Verbal Behavior Deficits with the Stimulus Control Ratio Equation, SCoRE
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1Department of Neurology, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC 20007, USA. kjm32@georgetown.edu
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|July 30, 2004
Abstract:
A case is presented with ambiguous cerebral language lateralization, as determined by the intracarotid amobarbital test. Reasons for ambiguous language findings for this test are discussed.
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