childhood-onset epilepsy syndrome benign childhood occipital epilepsy, Gastaut type true late-onset benign childhood occipital epilepsy Benign childhood occipital epilepsy, Gastaut type is a rare, genetic neurological disorder characterized by childhood to mid-adolescence onset of frequent, brief, diurnal simple partial seizures which usually begin with visual hallucinations (e.g. phosphenes) and/or ictal blindness and may associate non visual seizures (such as deviation of the eyes, oculoclonic seizures), forced eyelid closure and blinking and sensory hallucinations. Post-ictal headache is common while impairment of consciousness is rare. Orphanet:98816 MONDO:0020308 Childhood occipital epilepsy (Gastaut-type) is a self-limiting childhood epilepsy with onset in later childhood. Seizures are usually easily controlled and remission of seizures occurs within 2-4 years from onset. ICD10:G40.0 UMLS:CN207128