Author/Editor		Verrotti, A; Mucedola, T; Sabatino, G; Domizio, S; Melchionda, D; Toma, L; Paci, C; D'Andreamatteo, G; Onofrj, M
Title		Stormy onset of benign childhood epilepsy with occipital paroxysms: an enigmatic clinical picture
Type		članek
Source		In: Stalberg EV, de Weerd AW, Zidar J, editors. ECCN 98. 9th European congress of clinical neurophysiology; 1998 Jun 4-7; Ljubljana. Bologna: Monduzzi editore,
Publication year		1998
Volume		str. 627-30
Language		eng
Abstract		We studied, in a 7 years follow-up, 6 children, age ranged from 4 to 10 years, affected by Benign Childhood Epilepsy with Occipital Paroxysms (BCEOP). In all these patients the onset was sudden, stormy and accompanied by prolonged loss of consciousness, lasting from 6 to 14 hours. The EEG recorded during post-ictal state showed continuosly wide spread slow activity (theta-delta) in 2 patients and spike-waves discharges in 4 patients. The interictal EEG was characterized by continuous or sub-continuous occipital spikes-waves discharge, which disappeared after eyes closure. Only 2 patients were treated with antiepileptic drugs and were seizure free in the 7 years follow-up. The stormy onset of the syndrome described in our 6 patients enhances the range of extreme variability in the presentation of this benign form of childhood epilepsy, BCEOP.
Descriptors		EPILEPSY OCCIPITAL LOBE ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY CHILD