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| Year : 2003 | Volume
: 51
| Issue : 1 | Page : 115--116 |
Occipital seizures presenting with bilateral visual loss
S Hadjikoutis, IM Sawhney
Department of Neurology, Morriston Hospital, Morriston, Swansea SA6 6NL, United Kindom
Correspondence Address:
S Hadjikoutis
Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XW
United Kindom
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PMID: 12865542 
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.
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