title: Occipital seizures presenting with bilateral visual loss.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, United Kingdom. savvashadjikoutis@yahoo.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hadjikoutis
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Sawhney
mesh_terms: D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000008:administration & dosage; D019575:Blindness, Cortical / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D002220:Carbamazepine