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Relations between the EEG of the Cortex, Thalamus, and Periaqueductal Gray in Patients Suffering from Epilepsy and Pain Syndromes

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Basic Mechanisms of the EEG

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Since the pioneering work of Jasper and co-workers (Hanbery and Jasper, 1953; Jasper, 1949; Jasper and Ajmone-Marsan, 1950; Jasper and Droogleever-Fortuyn, 1946; Jasper et al., 1953,1955), an essential role has been attributed to the deep nuclei for the generation of EEG rhythms and, in particular, for some forms of generalized epileptic discharges. The concept of “centrencephalic” epilepsy has created quite a lot of controversy. As a positive consequence it has stimulated basic and clinical research on fundamental mechanisms of the alpha-EEG (Andersen and Andersson, 1968) and of generalized epilepsy (Gloor, 1968). Today, the concept is widely accepted that generalized epilepsy is due to corticoreticulothalamic mechanisms (Gloor, 1979). Furthermore, the concept of “centrencephalic” epilepsy fostered interest in clinical cases with midline lesions and the concomitant EEG studies (Bancaud, 1969; Tükel and Jasper, 1952).

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Wieser, H.G., Siegel, A.M. (1993). Relations between the EEG of the Cortex, Thalamus, and Periaqueductal Gray in Patients Suffering from Epilepsy and Pain Syndromes. In: Zschocke, S., Speckmann, EJ. (eds) Basic Mechanisms of the EEG. Brain Dynamics. Birkhäuser, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-0341-4_11

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