these partial seizures almost always begin with visual hallucinations as the result of abnormal electrical activity within the occipital lobe. other eye-related symptoms are common, such as rapid blinking or involuntary eye movement. other than prevalence of eye-related effects, this disorder strongly resembles temporal lobe epilepsy.

Symptoms

• hallucinations or illusions
• disturbances or complete loss of vision.
• strong sense of deja vu.
• muscle contractions usually only affecting part of the body (rare).
• forced turning of the head and/or eyes (usually towards opposite side of the affected portion of the brain).
• numbness, tingling or an 'asleep' feeling (usually only in one area of the body).
• loss of memory (amnesia) of the seizure and events leading up to it.