Interaction of epileptic activities of bilateral deep temporal origin. An experimental study.

The interaction of epileptic activities obtained with electrical or chemical (penicillin) stimulation of the amygdaloid nuclear complexes of the two sides was studied in acute experiments on the rabbit. Several findings indicate that reciprocal influences between the two epileptogenic amygdalae can occur. Inhibitory as well as facilitatory interactive phenomena were observed. The occurrence of interaction and its sign seem related to the level of epileptic activity.