Summary
The Panayiotopoulos type benign childhood occipital epilepsy, (PBCOE) and the benign childhood occipital epilepsy with centro-temporal spikes (BCECT) are two forms of focal idiopathic epilepsy recognized by the International League Against Epilepsy. Several authors have reported that some patients with PBCOE evolve later in life toward a BCECT, remarking the fact of the morphological similarities of their paroxysms and the spikes migration phenomena. However, few cases of patients with PBCOE have been described concomitantly clinical characteristics of a BCECT in the same evolving process. One clinical case with the mentioned concomitant manifestation is shown, analyzing its clinical characteristics, differential diagnosis and treatment. Finally it is postulated that the PBCOE could be an early form of the BCECT.