This information is for people affected by or concerned about seizure triggers. On this page we tell you about the most common epileptic seizure triggers in children and young people, including poor sleep, missed medication and photosensitivity (flickering lights).
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What are seizure triggers?
In some people with epilepsy, certain situations can make a seizure more likely to happen. These situations are called ‘triggers’. The things that trigger one person’s seizures might not affect someone else with epilepsy in the same way. Seizure triggers are individual to you.
It’s important to be aware of what your triggers are and avoid them, where you can. This could help you to have fewer seizures.