Occipital lobe epilepsy

Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .

Occipital lobe epilepsy. Idiopathic occipital epilepsies, Childhood epilepsy syndromes. Fully referenced neurology checklist.

Causes

  • Idiopathic occipital epilepsies
  • Childhood epilepsy syndromes
  • Malformations of cortical development
  • Progressive myoclonic epilepsies
  • Mitochondrial disorders
  • Epilepsy with bilateral occipital calcifications

Visual hallucinations

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Illusionary distortions: types

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Other symptoms

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Differential diagnosis

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References

  1. Taylor I, Scheffer IE, Berkovic SF. Occipital epilepsies: identification of specific and newly recognised syndromes. Brain 2003; 126:753-769.
  2. Haut S. Differentiating migraine from epilepsy. Adv Stud Med 2005; 5(6E):S658-S665.

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