Human photosensitivity: From pathophysiology to treatment

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 828-841

  Verrotti, Alberto ^a   Tocco, A M ^a   Salladini, C ^a   Latini, G ^b   Chiarelli, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b PERRINO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drugs; Intermittent photic stimulation; Pathophysiology; Photo paroxysmal response; Photosensitivity; Videogames; Visual induced seizures; Visual stimuli

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CLOBAZAM; CLONAZEPAM; ETHOSUXIMIDE; ETIRACETAM; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PIRACETAM; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

COMPUTER; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; GENETICS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MYOCLONUS; ORBITAL CORTEX; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOSENSITIVE EPILEPSY; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SOCIAL ASPECT; STIMULUS RESPONSE; STROBOSCOPY; TECHNOLOGY; TELEVISION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ANTICONVULSANTS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, REFLEX; HUMANS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PRECIPITATING FACTORS; TELEVISION; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 27744435031     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2005.01085.x     Document Type: Review

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