Video game epilepsy.

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dc.contributor.authorSingh, Ren_US
dc.contributor.authorBhalla, Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorLehl, S Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorSachdev, Aen_US
dc.date.accessioned2001-12-19en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-03T10:45:37Z
dc.date.available2001-12-19en_US
dc.date.available2009-06-03T10:45:37Z
dc.date.issued2001-12-19en_US
dc.description.abstractReflex epilepsy is the commonest form of epilepsy in which seizures are provoked by specific external stimulus. Photosensitive reflex epilepsy is provoked by environmental flicker stimuli. Video game epilepsy is considered to be its variant or a pattern sensitive epilepsy. The mean age of onset is around puberty and boys suffer more commonly as they are more inclined to play video games. Television set or computer screen is the commonest precipitants. The treatment remains the removal of the offending stimulus along with drug therapy. Long term prognosis in these patients is better as photosensitivity gradually declines with increasing age. We present two such case of epilepsy induced by video game.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Medicine, Govt. Medical College and Hospital, Sector - 32/B, Chandigarh - 160032, India.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSingh R, Bhalla A, Lehl SS, Sachdev A. Video game epilepsy. Neurology India. 2001 Dec; 49(4): 411-2en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/120437
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://neurologyindia.comen_US
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_US
dc.subject.meshAnticonvulsants --therapeutic useen_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshEpilepsy, Reflex --drug therapyen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshValproic Acid --therapeutic useen_US
dc.subject.meshVideo Games --adverse effectsen_US
dc.titleVideo game epilepsy.en_US
dc.typeCase Reportsen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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