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A study following 103 patients over three years after the event found that most had no further seizures. Although approximately 1 in 4,000 people are susceptible to these types of seizures, the number of people affected by the Pokémon episode was unprecedented. Aftermath Immediate response
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Sep 16, 2017 · Anna Lindwasser. Updated September 15, 2017 37.4K views 8 items. When you think about Pokémon, the first thing that comes to mind probably isn't the episode of Pokémon that causes seizures. Known as the Pokémon Shock Incident, the hysteria occurred on December 16, 1997, when 4 million people all across Japan tuned into "Dennō Senshi Porygon ...
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Dec 16, 2022 · T wenty-five years ago, at precisely 6.51pm on 16 December 1997, hundreds of children across Japan experienced seizures. In total, 685 – 310 boys and 375 girls – were taken by ambulance to ...
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Dec 15, 2022 · Over 700 alleged instances of a variety of ailments, including nausea, dizziness, headaches, and photosensitivity-triggered seizures in audiences across Japan watching the episode quickly emerged.
Dec 12, 2019 · This is often referred to as photosensitive epilepsy, where certain visual stimuli can cause a seizure. As a result, there have been a handful of programs that have prompted medical concern for...
Oct 20, 2015 · Episode That Gave Children Seizures. By. Luke Plunkett. Published October 20, 2015. On December 16, 1997, an episode of the then-unstoppable Pokémon animated series was broadcast in Japan. Barely ...
May 31, 2017 · Did Japan really have an unusually high number of children with photosensitive epilepsy? Or was something else going on? Radford dug through records and reports from the time and discovered an ...
