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Epilepsy glossary - O
Occipital lobes – the area at the back of the brain: at the back of your head. The occipital lobes are responsible for our sense of sight: receiving information from our eyes and translating it into what we see around us.
Occipital lobe seizures – partial seizures that start in the occipital lobe. Simple partial seizures from the occipital lobe include seeing flashing lights or coloured patterns, loss of sight or visual hallucinations (seeing things that are not there). Complex partial seizures from this area are rare.
Osteoporosis – a condition where the bones lose calcium and become brittle and can break easily.
