Fixation-off sensitivity and generalized epileptic EEG induced by eyes closed

Pediatr Neurol. 2006 Nov;35(5):363-6. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2006.05.010.

Abstract

This report describes a female with eyelid fluttering with absence seizures, infrequent generalized tonic-clonic seizures, and mild mental retardation. Interictal and video-electroencephalography evaluations revealed normal activity while eyes were open but continuous generalized discharges with eyes closed (eyes closed induced abnormality), as well as fixation-off sensitivity. This patient is in the group of a pure and distinct clinical form of fixation-off sensitivity cryptogenic generalized epilepsy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Electroencephalography
  • Epilepsy, Absence / complications*
  • Epilepsy, Absence / physiopathology*
  • Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic / complications*
  • Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic / physiopathology*
  • Eye / physiopathology*
  • Female
  • Humans