And then, we fast forward to about 1932, when three Italian psychiatrists, who were largely treating depression, began to notice among their patients, who were also epileptics, that if they had an epileptic a series of epileptic fits, a lot of them in a row the depression would very frequently lift.

Or they worry that the bulbs can spread poisonous mercury if they break. For some people, energy efficient bulbs can trigger epileptic seizures and migraines.

Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is epileptic, and suffers grievously for he often falls into the fire, and often into the water.

Its extended recording period is sometimes useful for observing occasional cardiac arrhythmias or epileptic events which would be difficult to identify in a shorter period of time.

This is clearly not true for those who suffer from migraines or epileptic seizures because of the new bulbs, or for those who are seriously worried about mercury, or for those who have other reasons for preferring incandescent bulbs.