In article <3d08su$esj at newsbf01.news.aol.com>, chipstein at aol.com (Chipstein) wri
tes:
>In article <softpc.147.0006D521 at indirect.com>, softpc at indirect.com (Alan C
>Gore) writes:
>>> I am interested in finding out to what extent, if any, seizures may be
>brought on by exposure to computer monitors, which have varying rates of
>flicker. I am also interested in the incidence of adult onset epilepsy.
>>Temporal lobe epilepsy is the most common form of epilepsy in adults, may
>come on at any age, but is strongly associated with structural injury to
>the temporal lobe (though it's not always visible on even the best MRI).
>It is NOT known to have any connection with computer monitors or any other
>video stimuli. The latter is another form of epilepsy, thought to be
>genetic, with greatest prevalence in teenagers.
>Hope this helps.
>> Charles M. Epstein
>It would not surprise me that the frequency of modulations of the
flicker could cause a seizure if the frequency matched in with
the structural damage. When I was in graduate school my instructor
flashed a light at a white square and a black square at a particular
frequency. I saw the most beautiful color of gold-yellow. My
instructor had to look and saw nothing. At that time we speculated
that this could be a valuable test. Ron Blue
