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Rare Disease

self-limited childhood occipital epilepsy

MONDO:0007558

Also known as:benign occipital epilepsyBOEepilepsy, benign occipital

Overview

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.

GeneticsAutosomal dominant

ResearchLimited published research (6 articles)

Clinical Presentation

Features include: EEG abnormality and Seizure.

Organ System	Phenotype Count	Example Features
Brain and nerves	1	Seizure

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Prognosis

Estimated prevalence: Unknown (Unknown prevalence).

Research Landscape

Sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov and PubMed. Publication types are classified using NLM-curated article metadata; research type breakdowns reflect the nature of published work for this disease.

No clinical trials have been registered for self-limited childhood occipital epilepsy.

6 publications have been identified in PubMed for self-limited childhood occipital epilepsy. Research spans Basic Science / Preclinical (83%) and Epidemiology / Natural History (17%).

Recent Publications

Atacan Yaşgüçlükal M (2026). [PMID: 41032687](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41032687/). *Clin EEG Neurosci*. [Epidemiology / Natural History]
Vasitas ME (2026). [PMID: 41910930](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41910930/). *Epilepsia*. [Basic Science / Preclinical]
İriş M (2026). [PMID: 41570778](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41570778/). *Seizure*. [Basic Science / Preclinical]
Wang Y (2026). [PMID: 41352321](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41352321/). *Seizure*. [Basic Science / Preclinical]
Zhang J (2026). [PMID: 42079822](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42079822/). *Front Neurol*. [Basic Science / Preclinical]

Data assembled from 5 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 20, 2026, 5:51 AM UTC

MONDOHPOClinicalTrials.govFDAPubMedHGNCClinVarClinGenGeneReviewsOrphanetOMIMRUSP

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External Resources

OMIM

Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man

OMIM:132090

Orphanet

European rare disease database

Orphanet:25968

GARD

Genetic and Rare Diseases Info Center

GARD:2170

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self-limited childhood occipital epilepsy

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