Intrastriatal N-methyl-D-aspartate prevents amygdala kindled seizures in rats

Microinfusion of an excitatory amino acid, N-methyl-D-aspartate, into the ventral mid-striatum in the rat protects from amygdala kindled seizures. This result demonstrates that excitatory activity in the striatum modulates the threshold for seizures in the limbic forebrain.