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visual seizure
1. A form of epileptic seizure in which the patient experiences visual sensations in the form of light flashes, sometimes of varied colors.
2. An epileptic seizure, occurring alone or as an aura at the beginning of a seizure, in which the subject experiences flashes of light, of red or other colors, or other visual hallucinations as a result of neural discharges from the visual projection or visuopsychic areas (brain evaluations of visual impressions) of the nervous system.
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