seizure risk
Epileptic episode probability
Seizure risk refers to the likelihood that something—typically a visual stimulus—could trigger epileptic seizures in susceptible individuals.
The term appears most often in content warnings for media containing rapid flashing lights, strobing effects, or intense visual patterns: This video contains flashing images that may pose a seizure risk for viewers with photosensitive epilepsy.
- epilepsyBrain disorder causing seizures
- convulsionSudden involuntary muscle contractions
- grand malSevere convulsive seizure type
- triggerWhat initiates action
- thresholdPoint of beginning
medication · missed dose · warning · aura · brain · brain activity · flashing · strobe effect · lights · stress · sleep · sleep deprivation · deprivation · alcohol · alcohol withdrawal · withdrawal · high fever · fever
- Drug Risksadverse reactions, side effects, drug interactions, overdose, toxicity
- addiction signscravings, dependence, withdrawal, compulsion, relapse
- drug side effectsdrowsiness, dizziness, weight gain, dry mouth, constipation