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childhood epilepsy with occipital paroxysms

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child·hood ep·i·lep·sy with oc·cip·i·tal par·ox·ysms

a benign epilepsy syndrome characterized by frequent occipital spikes often activated by eye closure. It has a seizure semiology that includes visual manifestations; not always remitting later in life.

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