%0 Journal Article %T Clinical and electroencephalographic characteristics of benign occipital epilepsy of childhood in two tertiary Brazilian hospitals %A Alves-Leon %A Soniza Vieira %A Nunes %A Renata Gomes %A Andraus %A Maria Emilia Cosenza %A Biagini Junior %A Jos¨¦ Carlos %A Hemb %A Marta %A Genofre %A Maria Alice %J Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria %D 2011 %I Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO %R 10.1590/S0004-282X2011000500014 %X this study intended to investigate the clinical and electroencephalographic benign occipital epilepsy of childhood (boec) characteristics in a population sample of patients from two tertiary brazilian hospitals. we analyzed retrospectively 4912 electroencephalograms (eegs) records, and the included patients were submitted to a new clinical and eeg evaluation. were included 12 (0.92%) patients; 4 (33.3%) with criteria for early boec; 6 (50%) for late form and 2 (16.7%) with superimposed early and late onset forms. after new investigation, 2 (16.7%) had normal eeg; 4 (33.3%) had paroxysms over the occipital region; 3 (25%) over the temporal posterior regions and 3 (25%) over the posterior regions. sharp waves were the predominant change, occurring in 8 (66.6%); spike and slow wave complexes in 1 (8.3%) and sharp and slow wave complexes in 1 (8.3%). vomiting, headache and visual hallucinations were the most common ictal manifestations, presented in 100% of patients with superimposed forms. vomiting were absent in the late form and headache was present in all forms of boec. %K occipital epilepsy %K epilepsy of childhood %K benign epilepsy of childhood %K benign occipital epilepsy. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0004-282X2011000500014&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en