Epilepsy with bilateral occipital calcifications: a benign onset with progressive severity

Neurology. 1988 Jun;38(6):913-20. doi: 10.1212/wnl.38.6.913.

Abstract

We studied four patients with a focal epilepsy and bilateral occipital corticosubcortical calcifications without any sign of phakomatosis. The clinical course of the disease was similar in all the patients and evolved from a benign onset to a severe encephalopathy with progressive mental impairment. The question of whether these patients have an incomplete and atypical form of Sturge-Weber syndrome or a previously undescribed disorder is addressed.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Brain Diseases / complications*
  • Brain Diseases / physiopathology
  • Calcinosis / complications*
  • Calcinosis / physiopathology
  • Epilepsy / complications*
  • Epilepsy / physiopathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Occipital Lobe / physiopathology