Possible relationship of periodic lateralized epileptiform discharges to thalamic stroke

J W Wheless; G L Holmes; D W King; B B Gallagher; A M Murro; H F Flanigin; J R Smith

doi:10.1177/155005949102200409

Possible relationship of periodic lateralized epileptiform discharges to thalamic stroke

Clin Electroencephalogr. 1991 Oct;22(4):211-6. doi: 10.1177/155005949102200409.

Authors

J W Wheless¹, G L Holmes, D W King, B B Gallagher, A M Murro, H F Flanigin, J R Smith

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta 30912.

PMID: 1934518
DOI: 10.1177/155005949102200409

Abstract

A patient with a unilateral thalamic infarct and associated periodic lateralized epileptiform discharges is described. The implications of this for the pathophysiology of PLEDs is discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Cerebrovascular Disorders / physiopathology*
Epilepsy / physiopathology*
Female
Humans
Thalamic Diseases / physiopathology*