Prediction of false-positive recognition errors during Wada testing. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 2006 Oct;28(7):1065-72
Date
07/15/2006Pubmed ID
16840236DOI
10.1080/13803390500205692Scopus ID
2-s2.0-33746223117 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 1 CitationAbstract
False-positive (FP) errors during recognition memory testing often interfere with interpretation of Wada test results. This study examined which clinical and neuropsychological variables provide the best prediction of these errors. Fifty-six patients completed the Wada test and the California Verbal Learning Test (CVLT). Subjects with three or more FP errors on the recognition trials of the CVLT were nearly twice as likely to exhibit FP responding during the Wada test. Further analysis indicates that FP errors during the Wada test appear to be the primary result of a stable and liberal response-bias rather than a result of any other neurological or procedure-related factor.
Author List
Barr WB, Raghavan M, Kim Nelson P, Devinsky OAuthor
Manoj Raghavan MD, PhD Professor in the Neurology department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultAmobarbital
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Electroencephalography
False Positive Reactions
Female
Humans
Hypnotics and Sedatives
Language
Male
Neuropsychological Tests
Predictive Value of Tests
Regression Analysis
Verbal Learning
