Occipital seizures presenting with bilateral visual loss

Neurol India. 2003 Mar;51(1):115-6.

Abstract

Transient visual loss may occur with occipital seizures as an ictal or post-ictal phenomenon. Its duration varies from less than one minute to days, or can be permanent. We describe a 61-year-old man presenting with headache, vomiting and bilateral visual loss. EEG revealed persistent spike discharge in the occipital lobes suggesting occipital seizures. His vision improved with carbamazepine.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anticonvulsants / administration & dosage
  • Blindness, Cortical / diagnosis*
  • Blindness, Cortical / etiology*
  • Carbamazepine / administration & dosage
  • Electroencephalography
  • Epilepsies, Partial / complications*
  • Epilepsies, Partial / diagnosis*
  • Epilepsies, Partial / drug therapy
  • Functional Laterality
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged

Substances

  • Anticonvulsants
  • Carbamazepine