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Anyone else have a non epileptic child who experiences pain in the head when encountering strobes or police cars with lights flashing?
As a nurse I'm aware flashing or strobing lights can induce seizures in epileptic children. My grandson has numerous issues but is not epileptic. The last three times we have passed a cruiser with his lights flashing (all at Night) he screams that the lights are "making it hurt in his brain". He He attempts to cover both his eyes and his ears. It is really becoming worrisome. Anyone else ever experienced this? I will discuss with his Primary in July but just wondered.
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I would get them as a child as well. My friend had chaser lights ( lights in a plastic tube that would run in waves ), I'd get a headache without fail. I haven't had the problem since I was a kid but I avoid flashing lights. Brief exposure to police lights doesn't bother me, I have to be in it for at least 10 min.
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Migraines would be my guess, or photosensitivityFound an answer to your question?
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I wonder if it is his eyes. They would have to respond to the change in light frequency, and pretty quickly. If his optic nerve is getting overwhelmed I bet that could cause head pain.
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Has he had his eyes checked, specifically for a light stigmatism?Found an answer to your question?
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Great thought everyone. He had a full check with an othamologist last year. It was all related to making sure his eyes weren't the problem vs dsylexia.. I don't know why I didn't think of the migraine right away. I have hemi-plegic migraines. Sometimes one side of my body stays numb and unable to move for minutes, hours or days. The worst lasted 23 days. You can't imagine the nerve and muscle atrophy in a mere 23 days. Strobes are a HUGE trigger for my migraines. I will call the neurologist on Monday to make an appt. He was due for a follow up in August anyway. Sometimes you need more than one brain to see the problem. Thanks again.
Comment by GrnEyedGrandma (original poster) at 8:03 PM on Jun. 9, 2012
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