Occipital Lobe Epilepsy WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Occipital Lobe Epilepsy
Occipital seizures usually begin with visual hallucinations like flickering or colored lights, rapid blinking, or other symptoms related to the eyes and vision. Occipital seizures are often mistaken for migraine headaches because they share similar symptoms including visual disturbances, partial blindness, nausea and vomiting, and headache.1
Fast Facts:
- Treatment with a drug used for partial epilepsy, often carbamazepine, is usually effective.1
- The occipital lobe lies at the back of the skull.2
- Sometimes associated with Sturge-Weber (port wine) syndrome, celiac disease, Lafora disease and mitochondrial disorders.3
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 New York University Medical Center: Occipital Lobe Epilepsy
- ↑ eHealthMD: Occipital Lobe Epilepsy
- ↑ Epilepsy Foundation: Occipital Lobe Epilepsy Syndrome
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- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Occipital Lobe Epilepsy Syndrome
- Last update: May 4, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
