Galvanic Skin Response in Photosensitive Children1

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Investigations of galvanic skin response under stress by different stimuli were carried out in 65 photosensitive and 70 non-photosensitive subjects aged 11-17 yr. Photosensitive individuals at the age of 12-15 yr showed a more pronounced skin reaction than non-photosensitive ones. The emotional reagibility showed significantly higher values than in nonphotosensitive children. Photosensitive subjects also demonstrated a delayed habituation. Photosensitivity is apparently not the isolated symptom of a genetrically determined increased cerebral excitability, which can represent a factor in the pathogenesis of epilepsy, but must be understood as a special characteristic of a particular constitution.

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