The intracarotid amobarbital procedure: An historical perspective

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 18-32

  Snyder, Peter Jeffrey ^a,c   Harris, Lauren Julius ^b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOBARBITAL;

ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; EPILEPSY; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; INTRAARTERIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROSCIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SPEECH;

EID: 0030899444     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/brcg.1997.0882     Document Type: Article

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