Very little is known about the mechanisms of the generation of the photoparoxysmal response, in particular about the relationship between the physiologic response during intermittent photic ...

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Photosensitivity can cause serious problems in patients with epilepsy, with up to 75% of afflicted patients reporting visually induced seizures. Results of a recent multicenter study, however, ...

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J Child Neurol. 2004;19(8):571-578. Patients with an isolated visually induced seizure in special circumstances, with or without a photoparoxysmal response on the EEG. This group comprises patients ...