Characterizing the patterned images that precipitate seizures and optimizing guidelines to prevent them

Epilepsia

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1212-1218

  Wilkins, Arnold ^a   Emmett, John ^b   Harding, Graham ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b Broadcast Project Research Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Guidelines; Image safety; Pattern sensitivity; Pattern sensitive epilepsy; Photosensitive epilepsy; Television

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EPILEPTOGENESIS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LUMINANCE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SPATIAL FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION; TELEVISION; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HEALTH SURVEY; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LIGHT; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REFLEX EPILEPSY; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; EPILEPSY, REFLEX; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; LIGHT; MOTION PERCEPTION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; TELEVISION;

EID: 23944507139     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2005.01405.x     Document Type: Review

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