Thalamic nuclei volumes and intrinsic thalamic network in patients with occipital lobe epilepsy.

We successfully demonstrated the alterations in individual thalamic nuclei volumes, especially the increased medial geniculate and suprageniculate, and decreased parafascicular nuclei volumes in patients with OLE compared with those of healthy controls despite no changes in the whole-thalamic volumes. These findings suggest an important role of the thalamus in the epileptic network of OLE.