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EMU INFORMATION

There are numerous Epilepsy Monitoring Units around in almost every state around the country. The following sites are merely examples of general information regarding what one might anticipate at a unit anywhere
 
 
 

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Let the folks at Massachusetts General Hospital's neurology department tell you what you can expect at a typical EMU visit
 
 
 

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Let John Hopkins prepare you for an EMU by answering the most common Qs you might have regarding your stay and what will be involved
 
 
 

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Allow Stanford's clinical Epilepsy Center to prepare you with information regarding your stay at an EMU
 
 
 

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Mayo Clinic has EMUs conveniently located around the U.S. for patients' convenience. Click here to find out more about an inpatient stay
 
 
 
 

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Here's an overview of Cincinnati Epilepsy Center's take on a typical stay in an EMU
 
 
 

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Click to right for Wake Forest's info regarding an EMU
 

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Allow the team at the Henry Ford Comprehensive Epilepsy Clinic inform you regarding anything you need to know about epilepsy. They are a level 4 center, which is the highest certification a hospital can obtain.

WHAT IS WADA
(Named after Dr. Juhn Wada who first developed the procedure it is also known as I.S.A.P. or the Intracarotid Sodium Amobarbital Procedure)
 
 

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Let the knowledgeable persons at Wikipedia give you the technical rundown regarding the WADA test

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Let the people at Epilepsy.com inform you all about the WADA test, also known as an  ISAP test (intracarotid Sodium amobarbital procedure).

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Let the Cleveland Clinic inform you about the WADA test and what it entails

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The UW Epilepsy Center can tell you all about WADA testing with photos showing various stages of the process



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Click on the green triangle to have the folks at Dartmouth-Hitchcock tell you how to prepare for the test and what to expect every step along the way

Hmmm?...

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I wonder what they really see when they view all those scans that they take?