XXXX beyond adolescence: is freedom from photosensitivity age-dependent?

@entity1 @entity410 @entity16 @entity5516 @entity302
@entity1 with @entity5516 ( @entity5516 ) are said to lose photosensitivity with age. That is, they do not suffer from photosensitive @entity302 after the third decade of life. This claim seems to be an over generalised statement and does not take into account all other important confounding factors that determine the duration and process of @entity16 . Hence, there are contradictions pertaining to age of freedom of photosensitivity in @entity302 and in @entity302 with photosensitivity. Often @entity1 are declared free from @entity302 activity; however, some of these @entity1 are still found to have @entity410 a few years later. This paper assesses the freedom photosensitivity in 58 @entity5516 @entity1 to ascertain validity of the claim that @entity1 lose their photosensitivity with age. Thirty-nine of the 58 @entity1 (67%) were female whilst (33%) were male, giving a female/male ratio of 3:1. The average age of onset of photosensitivity was 7 years. Of all the cases studied forty-one (71%) had a family history of @entity5516 , while seventeen (29%) had no family history of @entity5516 . Proof of photosensitivity in all the @entity1 was determined by persistent EEG abnormalities including occipital spike and wave discharges. Results show that photosensitivity persisted beyond adolescence; hence, there was no specific age limit of freedom from photosensitivity in @entity1 , especially in those with family history of @entity5516 . However, those @entity1 who were having regular antiepileptic medication and/or were taking adequate preventive measures had a temporary period of freedom from sensitivity which lasted 1-4 years. These findings suggest that freedom from photosensitivity is not age-dependent, especially in those @entity1 with family history of @entity5516 .
