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Screen time and seizures?
Thu, 03/05/2015 - 21:06My 11 yo son was recently diagnosed with generalized Seizure disorder. He is on meds but continues to have breakthroughs every few weeks. He loves video games and TV. He has never had a seizure while playing or watching. Is there any connection between the amount of screen viewing/playing? Thx
Some people can have a
Submitted by just_joe on Fri, 2015-03-06 - 18:00
Some people can have a seizure because of the way light hit them. which is why some people can't use a computer or play some video games. They even have glasses for those people, If you really want an answer yo ucan believe more about then by all means call his neurologist .If your son has had an EEG then the information will show up in it.