Guidelines to prevent video games induced seizures

For the first time in the United States, the Epilepsy Foundation has released guidelines for families with epileptic children. Based on an expert review of photosensivity research, the recommendations specify parameters for lighting and flicker to help prevent the triggering of epileptic episodes in photosensitive individuals.

According to experts for the Foundation, flashing light and repeating patterns don’t cause epilepsy, but can trigger latent epilepsy in individuals with the photosensitive trait. The Foundation also issued a second set of recommendations for industry, so that manufacturers can develop electronic devices that are less likely to trigger a seizure.

As the father of an epileptic child, The Epilepsy Foundations gets my quiet yet sincere “thank you”.