[Photosensitive epilepsy: report of 2 cases]. / Epilepsia fotossensível: relato de dois casos.

Reports on photosensitive epilepsy are uncommon. The authors review the literature, and special attention is given to television epilepsy. Two cases are reported and discussed.

[Photosensitivity in primary and secondary epilepsies]. / Fotossensibilidade em epilepsias primárias e secundárias.

A retrospective study was performed on 34 patients with photosensitivity detected on the electroencephalogram. This group was compared to an aleatory sample, with 218 patients. The objectives were to evaluate the photosensitivity and: type of epilepsy, age of onset of seizures, sex ratio, frequency of seizures, and family history.