We characterized the EEG features of familial spontaneous epileptic cats (FSECs).
Scalp EEGs in FSECs show interictal discharges in uni or bilateral temporal regions.
Bemegride activations reveal that FSECs have a predisposition of epileptogenicity.
Video-EEGs demonstrate that focal seizures arise from the amygdala or hippocampus.
FSECs are a valuable animal model of human temporal lobe epilepsy.