We all know about the Pokemon madness which invaded France. Children no longer drop their console or their cards and do not miss a single episode of the cartoon. However, this worldwide success was a major setback. In 1997, 618 Japanese teenagers were hospitalized after watching an episode of the adventures of Pikachu. A succession of lightning had caused crises called photosensitive epilepsy. This situation can it appear today in France?
Remember, it was Tuesday, December 16, 1997. More than half of Japanese youth awaiting episode 37 of their favorite series: the Pokemon. After 20 minutes, the scene of the cartoon unfolds: Pikachu deck his opponent with a succession of flashes red and blue. And there is drama: 11 000 Japanese teenagers are victims of ailments, 618 must be hospitalized due to seizures of convulsions.
Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder the most frequent one in two hundred is affected by this disease. A disease means anxiety for patients fearing the onset of a crisis. Anytime. Anywhere. And beyond the physical repercussions, fear of exclusion, epilepsy has become a real social disease that tends to marginalize those who are victims of school until the end of their life.