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Nintendo epilepsy n. Epilepsy-like symptoms caused by up-close viewing of video games, television shows, or other events that feature rhythmic, fast-paced flashes of light and bursts of colour.

Example Citation:
"Called variously Nintendo epilepsy, video-game epilepsy or more generically light epilepsy, a TV-related condition was first documented in the United States in 1952."
—Associated Press, "Japanese TV yanks mind-bending show"

Related Words:
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Subject Categories:
Computers - Games
Science - Diseases and Syndromes

Posted on December 19, 1997 at 5:29 PM
Updated on December 19, 1997 at 5:29 PM


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