The following is excerpted from the article From Singing to Speaking, Stroke Connection Magazine, September/October 2005 (Last science update March 2013) It's amazing to see stroke survivors who've lost the ability to speak suddenly produce accurate words when singing familiar songs.
Inject Thallium-201 at the midpoint of the adenosine injection infusion (i.e., after the first three minutes of adenosine injection) â¢. Thallium-201 is physically compatible with adenosine injection and may be injected directly into the adenosine injection infusion set.
Adenosine is always given by a doctor while you are hooked up to a heart monitor. It is given through a vein (intravenous, or IV). Adenosine works very quickly and lasts only a short period of time (less than 1 minute). Adenosine may be used to diagnose tachycardia or to help find the location of the fast heart rate.