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Influence of thalamic stimulation on cortical epileptogenic focus

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Single stimuli applied to the non-specific thalamic nuclei do not change the activity of a cortical epileptogenic focus whereas rhythmic stimulation of these structures transforms the interictal activity into an ictal one.

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  1. Institute of Pathological Physiology, Medical Faculty, Charles University, Lidická 1, Plzeñ, Czechoslovakia

    R. Rokyta & P. Mareš

  2. Institute of Physiology, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Budějovická 1083, 142 20, Praha 4, Czechoslovakia

    R. Rokyta & P. Mareš

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Rokyta, R., Mareš, P. Influence of thalamic stimulation on cortical epileptogenic focus. Experientia 32, 71–72 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01932629

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