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Localisation and stimulation of the parietal eye field *
Author(s) -
Phamnguyen Thienan John,
Wijayath Manori,
Bleasel Andrew,
Rahman Zebunnessa,
Bartley Melissa,
Dexter Mark,
Wong Chong
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
epileptic disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.673
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1950-6945
pISSN - 1294-9361
DOI - 10.1684/epd.2021.1386
Subject(s) - supplementary eye field , intraparietal sulcus , frontal eye fields , eye movement , saccadic masking , neuroscience , stimulation , posterior parietal cortex , parietal lobe , gaze , central sulcus , psychology , anatomy , medicine , motor cortex , saccade , psychoanalysis
Localisation of the human parietal eye fields (PEF) has not been as well studied as the human frontal eye fields (FEF). Stimulation studies in rhesus monkeys have suggested the localisation of the PEF to be within the intraparietal sulcus. Functional MRI studies have demonstrated this region to be highly active and potentially connected in saccadic and gaze shifting tasks. Here, we present a case of a patient with left versive seizures evaluated with SEEG, in whom electrical stimulation within the right intraparietal sulcus resulted in horizontal and downward conjugate eye movements contralateral to stimulation. We illustrate clinical differences between the FEF and PEF on cortical stimulation. In addition to the frontal eye field, it is important to recognise other cortical regions involved in eye movement which can cause conjugate contralateral eye movement.