The Role of the Intracarotid Amobarbital Procedure in Evaluation of Patients for Epilepsy Surgery

Purpose: To examine the role of the intracarotid amobarbital procedure (IAP) in the presurgical evaluation of patients with medically refractory localization‐related epilepsy.

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