Manager to make further enquires. SEIZURE THRESHOLDS & TRIGGERS - Possible avenues for investigation are: PHOTOSENSITIVE EPILEPSY Do you suffer from photosensitive Photosensitive epilepsy is a type of epilepsy, in which all or epilepsy? University to make most seizures are triggered by flashing or flickering light. The Members of reasonable adjustments to Is there anything within your seizure will usually happen at the time or shortly after 3 staff with workplace and job to workplace or job that might trigger exposure. The seizure may be focal or generalised. remove or reduce known a photo epileptic seizure? The instance of photo epilepsy in the general population is triggers within its control. Is there anything within your about 3 in 10,000. There are likely to be about 2 members of workplace or job that might the University population who are photo-epileptic. increase the risk of having a photo Specific common photo-epilepsy triggers are considered epileptic seizure? below. SEIZURE THRESHOLDS & TRIGGERS - If ceiling fans are installed, PHOTOSENSITIVE EPILEPSY - CEILING FANS Members of they must be slow rotating. 3A staff with (Any flickering should be A light seen through a fast-rotating ceiling fan may trigger a <=4Hz) seizure.
3 SEIZURE THRESHOLDS & TRIGGERS - PHOTOSENSITIVE EPILEPSY Photosensitive epilepsy is a type of epilepsy, in which all or most seizures are triggered by flashing or flickering light. The seizure will usually happen at the time or shortly after exposure. The seizure may be focal or generalised. The instance of photo epilepsy in the general population is about 3 in 10,000. There are likely to be about 2 members of the University population who are photo-epileptic. Specific common photo-epilepsy triggers are considered below. Members of staff with University to make reasonable adjustments to workplace and job to remove or reduce known triggers within its control. Manager to make further enquires. Possible avenues for investigation are: Do you suffer from photosensitive epilepsy? Is there anything within your workplace or job that might trigger a photo epileptic seizure? Is there anything within your workplace or job that might increase the risk of having a photo epileptic seizure? 3A SEIZURE THRESHOLDS & TRIGGERS - PHOTOSENSITIVE EPILEPSY - CEILING FANS A light seen through a fast-rotating ceiling fan may trigger a seizure. Members of staff with If ceiling fans are installed, they must be slow rotating. (Any flickering should be <=4Hz)
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