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Epileptic discharges from a cortical focus tend to involve other cerebral areas particularly surrounding neuropil, homotopic contralateral cortex and subcortical centres. They can also induce the development of independent epileptic foci in distant areas of the brain. In these studies the topographic distribution of extrafocal discharges and the chronology of their appearance as independent phenomena have been mainly used (Wilder 1972). On the other side, problems related to morphology and temporal relationships among discharges simultaneously recorded in different structures have been almost neglected (Tharp 1971; Mares 1973).
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Ferrillo, F., Amore, R., Palestini, M., Rosadini, G. (1976). The Role of Focal and Extrafocal Structures in the Triggering of Epileptic Spikes: An Experimental Study. In: Gillingham, F.J., Hitchcock, E.R., NádvornÃk, P. (eds) Stereotactic Treatment of Epilepsy. Acta Neurochirurgica, vol 23. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-8444-8_3
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