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Why did the specialist say to watch my other children for seizures after we were told that my youngest child had his seizures set off by flashing lights? -
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If your child has seizures that are set off by flashing lights, then he has what we call photosensitive epilepsy. This type of epilepsy is usually genetically determined and is considerably more common in relatives of the affected person. So it is likely your specialist is thinking there is a small chance that one of your other children may also develop photosensitive epilepsy.
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