Reflex epilepsy

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(′rē′fleks ′ep·ə′lep·sē)

(medicine) Seizure brought on by specific sensory stimuli.



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A form of epilepsy in which the seizures are induced by sensory stimuli such as music, movement, sudden noise, reading, and touching or seeing an object.

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Reflex Epilepsy (also known as environmental epilepsy) is the cognomen to seizures which are generated by a person’s acuteness to sensor stimulation caused by the environment. Possibly the best-known type of reflex epilepsy to the general public is photosensitive epilepsy.

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