The effect of video-game software in video-game epilepsy

Epilepsia

Volumn 40, Issue 9 SUPPL. 4, 1999, Pages 31-37

  Ricci, Stefano ^a   Vigevano, Federico ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Occipital cortex; Pattern sensitivity; Photosensitivity; Video games

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRIGHTNESS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EPILEPTOGENESIS; FEMALE; GAME; HUMAN; MALE; PATTERN STIMULATION; PHOTOSENSITIVE EPILEPSY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0032857348     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1999.tb00904.x     Document Type: Article

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