Thanks for your knowledgeable clarification. I was hesitant to flat out call BS, but perhaps .03% could in the future be declared the "reasonable BS" level? I mean, as a rule of thumb. ;)
------------ Patrick Lenon > From: [email protected] > Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:21:34 -0500 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Bikies] Bike Lights & Seizures > > I *am* a doctor, although I don't work with seizures extensively. (Usual > disclaimer, this is for general information only, talk to your own doctor if > you're trying to apply this to a specific clinical situation, etc etc) > > Photosensitive epilepsy is probably about a hundred thousand people total in > the US or so. Many people with epilepsy do not have any such trigger. > Probably unlikely to run into such an individual by chance since it's, what, > about .03% of the population? > > The frequency that triggers it varies depending on the individual, but 5-30 > Hz (flashes/second) is the most common seen. > > http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/aboutepilepsy/seizures/photosensitivity/index.cfm > has a decent summary. > > I suspect this is one of those triggers that is more commonly known about > because of the Japan incident (which involved broadcast media, so it affected > many people across a population) but is fairly rare. > > Peace and Prosperity, > Dipesh > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
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