Physiology of Human Photosensitivity

Epilepsia

Volumn 45, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages 7-13

  Wilkins, Arnold J ^a   Bonanni, Paolo ^b   Porciatti, Vittorio ^c   Guerrini, Renzo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast gain control; Epilepsy; Photoparoxysmal response; Photosensitivity; Physiology; Visual evoked potentials

Indexed keywords

COLOR; DISPLAY SYSTEM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EPILEPTOGENESIS; EVOKED RESPONSE; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; LIGHT; MOTION; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; OPTOKINETIC STIMULATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOSENSITIVE EPILEPSY; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TELEVISION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EPILEPSY, REFLEX; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; HUMANS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION;

EID: 0346340048     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0013-9580.2004.451009.x     Document Type: Review

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