Focal occipital seizures with cerebral polyopia.
Polyopia is the visual perception of multiple images of a single visual stimulus. Cerebral polyopia has previously been described as an ictal phenomenon associated with temporal lobe seizures. We report the case of a man with multiple cavernous angiomas and occipital lobe seizures manifesting as cerebral polyopia.
Zakaria
Asma
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Department of Neurology, Peter Kellaway Section of Clinical Neurophysiology, Baylor College of Medicine, and the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Lalani
Irfan
I
Belorgey
Laura
L
Jay Foreman
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P
D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology; D004172:Diplopia / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009778:Occipital Lobe / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*