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Tolerability of propofol in Wada testing

Faisal A. Alsallom, Shobhit Sinha, Fahmi M. Alsenani, Fawziah A. Bamogaddam, Saeed H. Wahass, Aurora B. Canillo and Khurram A. Siddiqui
Neurosciences Journal July 2014, 19 (3) 218-223;
Faisal A. Alsallom
From the Departments of Neurology (Alsallom, Alsenani, Bamogaddam, Canillo), Neuroradiology (Alsenani), and Neuropsychology (Wahass), National Neurosciences Institute, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Medicine (Sinha) Division of Neurology, Al-Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, and the Department of Neurology (Siddiqui), Medical Institute, Al-Ain Hospital, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates
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Shobhit Sinha
From the Departments of Neurology (Alsallom, Alsenani, Bamogaddam, Canillo), Neuroradiology (Alsenani), and Neuropsychology (Wahass), National Neurosciences Institute, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Medicine (Sinha) Division of Neurology, Al-Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, and the Department of Neurology (Siddiqui), Medical Institute, Al-Ain Hospital, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates
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Fahmi M. Alsenani
From the Departments of Neurology (Alsallom, Alsenani, Bamogaddam, Canillo), Neuroradiology (Alsenani), and Neuropsychology (Wahass), National Neurosciences Institute, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Medicine (Sinha) Division of Neurology, Al-Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, and the Department of Neurology (Siddiqui), Medical Institute, Al-Ain Hospital, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates
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Fawziah A. Bamogaddam
From the Departments of Neurology (Alsallom, Alsenani, Bamogaddam, Canillo), Neuroradiology (Alsenani), and Neuropsychology (Wahass), National Neurosciences Institute, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Medicine (Sinha) Division of Neurology, Al-Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, and the Department of Neurology (Siddiqui), Medical Institute, Al-Ain Hospital, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates
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Saeed H. Wahass
From the Departments of Neurology (Alsallom, Alsenani, Bamogaddam, Canillo), Neuroradiology (Alsenani), and Neuropsychology (Wahass), National Neurosciences Institute, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Medicine (Sinha) Division of Neurology, Al-Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, and the Department of Neurology (Siddiqui), Medical Institute, Al-Ain Hospital, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates
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Aurora B. Canillo
From the Departments of Neurology (Alsallom, Alsenani, Bamogaddam, Canillo), Neuroradiology (Alsenani), and Neuropsychology (Wahass), National Neurosciences Institute, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Medicine (Sinha) Division of Neurology, Al-Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, and the Department of Neurology (Siddiqui), Medical Institute, Al-Ain Hospital, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates
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Khurram A. Siddiqui
From the Departments of Neurology (Alsallom, Alsenani, Bamogaddam, Canillo), Neuroradiology (Alsenani), and Neuropsychology (Wahass), National Neurosciences Institute, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Department of Medicine (Sinha) Division of Neurology, Al-Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, and the Department of Neurology (Siddiqui), Medical Institute, Al-Ain Hospital, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates
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