Anosognosia during Wada testing

摘要: Anosognosia, the verbally explicit denial of hemiplegia, is more often reported after right than left-hemisphere lesions. However, this asymmetric incidence anosognosia may be artifactual and related to aphasia that accompanies Anosognosia has been attributed psychological emotional changes associated with hemispheric dysfunction. Eight consecutive patients undergoing intracarotid barbiturate (methohexital) injections as part their presurgical evaluations for intractable epilepsy were assessed hemiplegia had cleared. After anesthesia, all subjects recalled both motor language deficits. right-hemisphere none eight hemiplegia. These results suggest rather dysfunction it cannot either or