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. 1999 Jun;45(6):790-3.
doi: 10.1002/1531-8249(199906)45:6<790::aid-ana14>3.0.co;2-7.

Chromatic sensitive epilepsy: a variant of photosensitive epilepsy

S Tobimatsu  1 , Y M Zhang, Y Tomoda, A Mitsudome, M Kato
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Chromatic sensitive epilepsy: a variant of photosensitive epilepsy

S Tobimatsu et al. Ann Neurol. 1999 Jun.

Abstract

We herein report 4 Japanese children who suffered epileptic seizures while watching a popular animated TV program. They showed a photoparoxysmal response that is more frequently observed in response to rapid color (blue/red) frame changes than monochromatic ones. These patients were all considered to have photosensitive epilepsy; however, chromatic sensitivity also plays an important role in the generation of such seizures.

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