Fixation-off Sensitivity in Idiopathic Childhood Occipital Epilepsy of Gastaut. (April 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jain, Puneet; Sharma, Suvasini; Patra, Bijoy; Aneja, Satinder
• Is Part Of: Journal of child neurology. Volume 30:Number 5(2015:Apr.)
• Page Start: 619
• Page End: 621
• Publication Date: 2015-04
• Subjects: fixation–off sensitivity -- Idiopathic-childhood-occipital-epilepsy of Gastaut -- photosensitivity; eye-closure sensitivity; Nervous system -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 618.928
• DOI: 10.1177/0883073814532522
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0883-0738

Abstract

A 7-year-old boy presented with episodic blindness for the last 2 months with occipital paroxysms and fixation-off sensitivity on electroencephalography (EEG). The clinico-EEG features were suggestive of idiopathic childhood occipital epilepsy of Gastaut. The interesting phenomenon of fixation-off sensitivity is discussed.