The anterior nucleus of the thalamus plays a role in the epileptic network.
Hao YanXueyuan WangTao YuDuanyu NiLiang QiaoXiaohua ZhangCuiping XuWei ShuYuping WangLiankun RenPublished in: Annals of clinical and translational neurology (2022)
ANT can receive either interictal discharges or ictal discharges which propagate from the epileptogenic zones. Independent epileptic discharges can also be recorded from the ANT in some patients. Metabolic anomalies and epileptic discharges in the ANT indicate that the ANT plays a role in the epileptic network in most patients with epilepsy, especially TLE.