Snapping a selfie may come with an unwanted side effect, at least for one teen. In a recent case report from Canada, doctors saw seizure-like activity in a teen’s brainwaves just after the teen took a selfie.
Jun
20
Snapping a selfie may come with an unwanted side effect, at least for one teen. In a recent case report from Canada, doctors saw seizure-like activity in a teen’s brainwaves just after the teen took a selfie.
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65 million - Number of people worldwide with epilepsy |
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1 in 26 people in the United States will develop epilepsy at some point in their lifetime |
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6 out of 10 - Number of people with epilepsy in which the cause is unknown |
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150,000 - Number of new cases of epilepsy in the United States each year |
My daughter is the girl in the case study. I should’ve noticed this detail sooner, but I missed it…. it was actually a Snapchat ‘screen’ flash, not an iPhone ‘camera’ flash that was in use on an iPhone 5s at the time. I’d be interested to know if a screen flash pulses or if it’s a single burst….