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Intermittent photic stimulation-provoked seizure associated with ictal asystole Volume 21, issue 5, October 2019

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(1) Does IPS provoke other focal seizures other than occipital seizures?

(2) Is asystole related to seizure?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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(1) Most focal seizures caused by IPS are occipital, while there are few reports describing photosensitive focal seizures arising from the temporal lobe.

 

(2) Seizure-induced ictal asystole usually presents as syncope. Ictal asystole is a serious complication of epileptic seizures.

 

 

 

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