Self-limited childhood occipital epilepsy

MONDO:0007558

A rare, genetic neurological disorder characterized by visual seizures and occipital epileptiform paroxysms reactive to ocular opening which present in infancy to mid-adolescence. Vomiting, tonic eye deviation and impairment of consciousness are typically associated with the Panayiotopoulos type, while visual hallucinations, ictal blindness and post-ictal headache are commonly observed in the Gastaut type. Electroencephalographic findings in both types are similar and include bilateral, synchronous, high voltage spike-wave complexes in a normal background activity located predominantly in the occipital lobes.

Also known as: benign occipital epilepsy, BOE, epilepsy, benign occipital

8 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 0 tagged with Self-limited childhood occipital epilepsy itself.

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Sub-types of Self-limited childhood occipital epilepsy

Childhood occipital visual epilepsy 0 trials
Self-limited epilepsy with autonomic seizures 0 trials

Including sub-types (8) Tagged with Self-limited childhood occipital epilepsy (0)

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Routine EEGs may hold hidden clues to childhood epilepsy — a new analysis method is put to the test

Diagnosis Completed

This study is testing whether a computer tool called BioEP can detect signs of seizure susceptibility in standard EEG recordings from children with epilepsy. Researchers will analyze past EEGs from 530 children aged 2 to 18 who already have an epilepsy diagnosis. The goal is to s…

Sponsor: Neuronostics Ltd • Aim: Diagnosis

Last updated Aug 01, 2026 00:00 UTC

Self-limited childhood occipital epilepsy

Where it sits in the disease tree

Routine EEGs may hold hidden clues to childhood epilepsy — a new analysis method is put to the test