title: Ictal cortical blindness: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Acute cortical blindness as an ictal phenomenon has seldom been reported in the literature. The authors describe a seven-year-old boy who experienced several episodes of complete visual loss, accompanied by gastro-intestinal symptoms and a sensation of fright, but with preservation of consciousness. These episodes ended abruptly with visual recovery and no postictal phenomena. CT brain scan was normal and interictal EEG showed bi-occipital epileptiform activity. This case fits the definition of true ictal blindness. A literature review of seizure-related blindness is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Kaplan Hospital, Rehovot, Israel.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zung
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Margalith
mesh_terms: D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002648:Child; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009778:Occipital Lobe / Q000503:physiopathology