| Title |
Transient cortical blindness with occipital lobe epilepsy. |
| Creator |
Jaffe, S.J.; Roach, E.S. |
| Affiliation |
Department of Neurology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC. |
| Abstract |
Three youths with occipital seizures and intermittent visual loss are presented. All three had occipital epileptiform discharges. Visual loss occurred during seizures and improved with anticonvulsant medication. In the absence of an underlying structural lesion of the occipital lobe, occipital seizures in children often respond to antiepileptic medication and may spontaneously resolve. As occipital seizures are often associated with headaches and sometimes with vomiting, differentiating them from basilar migraine may be difficult. The possibility of ongoing seizure activity should be considered in a patient who presents with acute visual loss without an obvious cause. |
| Subject |
Adult; Anticonvulsants; Blindness; Child; Child, Preschool; Epilepsies, Partial; Female; Humans; Occipital Lobe |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Publication Type |
Journal Article |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/ |
| Publisher |
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
© North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_jno |
| ID |
226428 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6gf40kg/226428 |
